Prudentius

/ pruːˈdɛnʃəs /

noun

1. PrudentiusAurelius Clemens348410MRomanSpanishWRITING: poet Aurelius Clemens (ɔːˈriːlɪəs ˈklɛmɛnz). 348–410 ad , Latin Christian poet, born in Spain. His works include the allegory Psychomachia

Example Sentences

Two textual descriptions of a gladiatorial battle, from the poets Juvenal and Prudentius, both reference the pollice verso or pollice converso, the "turned" thumb, as the signal for death.

From Time

The preachers and writers of the Church denounced them with the most unqualified vehemence, and the poet Prudentius made a direct and earnest appeal to the emperor to suppress them.

From Project Gutenberg

Besides the works already mentioned, he was the author of several theological tracts; of the De villa Noviliaco, concerning the claiming of a domain of his church; and he continued from 861 the Annales Bertiniani, of which the first part was written by Prudentius, bishop of Troyes, the best source for the history of Charles the Bald.

From Project Gutenberg

On the other side of the road from S. Lorenzo is the Catacomb of St. Hippolytus, interesting as described by the Christian poet Prudentius, who wrote at the end of the fourth century.

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His story is told with horrible detail by Prudentius.

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