Ausonius
310 CE – 395 CE · aged 85
Late Roman poet
- Born
- 310 CE · Bordeaux
- Died
- 395 CE · Langon
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- 310 CEBornBorn in Bordeaux
- 379 CERoleRoman consul
- 395 CEDiedDied in Langon
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- 395 CE – 1453Byzantine Empire
- 395 CE – 476 CEWestern Roman Empire
Biography
Decimus Magnus Ausonius (c. 310 – c. 395) was a Roman poet and teacher of rhetoric from Burdigala, Aquitaine (now Bordeaux, France). For a time, he was tutor to the future Emperor Gratian, who afterwards bestowed the consulship on him. His best-known poems are Mosella, a description of the River Moselle, and Ephemeris, an account of a typical day in his life. His many other verses show his concern for his family, friends, teachers and circle of well-to-do acquaintances and his delight in the technical handling of meter.
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