Claudius Claudianus , known in English as Claudian (c. 370 – 404 ), was an Alexandrian poet, writing first in Greek and later in Latin. By many he is considered the last of the great Classical Latin poets. English quotations here are taken from the...
Claudian (lat. Claudius Claudianus) was a court poet to the Emperor Honorius and Stilicho. A Greek-speaking citizen of Alexandria, Claudian arrived in Rome before 395, and made his mark with a eulogy of his two young patrons, Probinus and Olybrius,...
Claudian "Claude" Curtis of Glenview Services and interment for Claudian "Claude" Curtis will be private. Born March 20, 1912, in the United Kingdom, he died Tuesday, April 6, 2004, at Glenbrook Hospital. Mr. Curtis was part- owner of Fidelity Insurance, retiring in 1985....
In ancient times, chariot-racing was a favorite spectator sport along the Via Appia Antica, the old Appian Way.Today, watching joggers and bikers might be the 21st-century equivalent for visitors sampling history along this venerable road. You might even want to do your people-watching as the...
In the following excerpt, Long analyzes Claudian's attitude towards the relations between the western and eastern Roman empires, particularly as advanced in In Eutropium.
