Ausonius: Epigrams (Duckworth Classical Essays) by Kay, Nigel [Editor]

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Duckbacks, 2002. Hardcover. New. 312 pages. Latin language. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches.

United Kingdom: Duckworth Pub. New. 2002. Hardcover. 0715631055 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED - 312 pages -- Decimus Magnus Ausonius of Bordeaux was one of the most significant literary and political figures of his age -- Decimus Magnus Ausonius of Bordeaux, whose life spanned the greater part of the fourth century AD, was one of the most significant literary and political figures of his age. After an academic career in his native Gaul he was appointed tutor to the future emperor Gratian, a position through which he achieved great power for himself and his family. He was made consul in 379 and later lived to enjoy a ripe old age as the grand old man of Latin letters. In this modern edition of Ausonius' short poems, collected together under the general heading of epigrams, N. M. Kay gives a line-by-line commentary dealing with… Read More