Decimus Magnus Ausonius

Roman poet and teacher of rhetoric from Bordeaux, tutor of Gratian and consul in 379. A Christian by profession, he wrote chiefly secular verse; only a few poems, such as the Oratio and the Easter verses, are plainly Christian.

Dates

ca. 310-ca. 395 (approximate)

See or city

Bordeaux

Region

Gaul

Works

• Prayer (Ephemeris 3)Oratio (Ephemeris 3) · ca. 360-390 · CPL 1427 (not yet checked)
• Easter VersesVersus paschales · ca. 360-395 · CPL 1427 (not yet checked)