Claudian

For other uses, see Claudianus.
Claudian
Bornc. 370
Alexandria
Diedc. 404
Occupation(s)poet, writer
Notable workDe raptu Proserpinae

Claudius Claudianus, known in English as Claudian (Greek: Κλαυδιανός; c. 370 – c. 404 AD), was a Latin poet associated with the court of the Roman emperor Honorius at Mediolanum (Milan), and particularly with the general Stilicho.[1] His work, written almost entirely in hexameters or elegiac couplets, falls into three main categories: poems for Honorius, poems for Stilicho, and mythological epic.[2]

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Claudianus, Claudius". Encyclopædia Britannica. 6. (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 463-464.
  2. ^ Gian Biagio Conte, Latin Literature: A History (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994, originally published 1987 in Italian), p. 658.