Minor Latin Poets, Volume II: Florus. Hadrian. Nemesianus. Reposianus. Tiberianus. Dicta Catonis. Phoenix. Avianus. Rutilius Namatianus. Others

by Florus, Tiberianus, Phoenix!

This is the second volume of an anthology of Latin poetry. The two-volume anthology covers a period of four and a half centuries, beginning with the work of the mime-writer Publilius Syrus, who flourished ca. 45 BCE, and ending with the graphic and charming poem of Rutilius Namatianus recording a sea voyage from Rome to Gaul in 416 CE. A wide variety of theme gives interest to the poems: hunting in a poem of Grattius; an inquiry into the causes of volcanic activity by the author of "Aetna"; pastoral poems by Calpurnius Siculus and by Nemesianus; fables by Avianus; a collection of "Dicta," moral sayings, as if by the elder Cato; eulogy in "Laus Pisonis"; and the legend of the "Phoenix," a poem of the fourth century. Other poets complete the work.

Genres: Poetry, Classics

432 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1934

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read Nemesian - the first ecloge was tough to get through, but the other three were significantly better in terms of style, grammar, everything really. Don't believe the first one is actually by the same author, I'd rather suspect it's a relict of a corpus Nemesianus

[Walter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nothing is minor about Publilius Syrus.