Information about Avianus
Avianus, a Latin writer of fables, placed by some critics in the age of the Antonines, by others as late as the 6th century AD.
The 42 fables which bear his name are dedicated to a certain Theodosius, whose learning is spoken of in most flattering terms. He may possibly be Macrobius Theodosius, the author of the Saturnalia; some think he may be the emperor of that name. Nearly all the fables are to be found in Babrius, who was probably Avianus's source of inspiration, but as Babrius wrote in Greek, and Avianus speaks of having made an elegiac version from a rough Latin copy, probably a prose paraphrase, he was not indebted to the original. The language and metre are on the whole correct, in spite of deviations from classical usage, chiefly in the management of the pentameter. The fables soon became popular as a school-book. Promythia and epimythia (introductions and morals), paraphrases, and imitations were frequent, such as the Novus Avianus of Alexander Neckam (12th century).
The 42 fables which bear his name are dedicated to a certain Theodosius, whose learning is spoken of in most flattering terms. He may possibly be Macrobius Theodosius, the author of the Saturnalia; some think he may be the emperor of that name. Nearly all the fables are to be found in Babrius, who was probably Avianus's source of inspiration, but as Babrius wrote in Greek, and Avianus speaks of having made an elegiac version from a rough Latin copy, probably a prose paraphrase, he was not indebted to the original. The language and metre are on the whole correct, in spite of deviations from classical usage, chiefly in the management of the pentameter. The fables soon became popular as a school-book. Promythia and epimythia (introductions and morals), paraphrases, and imitations were frequent, such as the Novus Avianus of Alexander Neckam (12th century).
Editions and extracts
- Hendrik Cannegieter (1731)
- Lachmann (1845)
- Wilhelm Fröhner (1862)
- Bahrens in Poetae Latini Minores
- Robinson Ellis, The Fables of Avianus (1887)
- Lucian Müller De Phaedri et Aviani fabulis libellis (1875)
- Otto Unrein, De Aviani Aetate (1885), Jena dissertation
- Leopold Hervieux, Les Fabulistes latins (1894)
- The Fables of Avian translated into Englyshe ... by William Caxton at Westmynstre (1483).
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Official language of: Vatican City
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fable is a brief, succinct story, in prose or verse, that features animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are anthropomorphized (given human qualities), and that illustrates a moral lesson (a "moral"), which may at the end be expressed explicitly in a pithy
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Antonines most often referred to were two successive Roman Emperors who ruled between 138 and 180: Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius, famous for their skilled leadership. Also included in those usually considered to be "Antonines" were Lucius Verus for a time (161–169)
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The 6th century is the period from 501 to 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. This century is widely considered to mark the end of Classical Antiquity and the beginning of the Dark Ages.
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Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius was a Roman grammarian and Neoplatonist philosopher who flourished during the reigns of Honorius and Arcadius (395–423).
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Babrius was the author of a collection of fables written in Greek.
Practically nothing is known of him. He is supposed to have been a Roman, whose gentile name was possibly Valerius, living in the East, probably in Syria, where the fables seem first to have gained popularity.
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Practically nothing is known of him. He is supposed to have been a Roman, whose gentile name was possibly Valerius, living in the East, probably in Syria, where the fables seem first to have gained popularity.
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Writing system: Greek alphabet
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Writing system: Greek alphabet
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Official language of: Greece
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Official language of: Vatican City
Used for official purposes, but not spoken in everyday speech
Regulated by: Opus Fundatum Latinitas
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Official status
Official language of: Vatican City
Used for official purposes, but not spoken in everyday speech
Regulated by: Opus Fundatum Latinitas
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ISO 639-1: la
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Prose is writing distinguished from poetry by its greater variety of rhythm and its closer resemblance to the patterns of everyday speech. The word prose comes from the Latin prosa, meaning straightforward, hence the term "prosaic," which is often seen as pejorative.
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In poetry, a pentameter is a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet. Iambic pentameter is one of the most commonly used meters in English, used extensively by many poets, including William Shakespeare, John Milton, and William Wordsworth.
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Alexander of Neckam (sometimes spelled "Necham" or "Nequam") (September 8 1157 – 1217), was an English scholar and teacher.
Born at St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, on the same night as King Richard I, Neckam's mother nursed the prince with her own son, who thus
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Born at St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, on the same night as King Richard I, Neckam's mother nursed the prince with her own son, who thus
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As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. In the history of European culture, this period is considered part of the High Middle Ages and is sometimes called the Age of the Cistercians.
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Karl Konrad Friedrich Wilhelm Lachmann (March 4, 1793 - March 13, 1851), was a German philologist and critic.
He studied at Leipzig and Göttingen, devoting himself mainly to philological studies.
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Biography
He was born in Brunswick, in what is now Lower Saxony.He studied at Leipzig and Göttingen, devoting himself mainly to philological studies.
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Paul Heinrich Emil Baehrens (1848-1888) was a German classical scholar. He published editions of many Latin authors, including Catullus, Propertius and minor poets.
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Robinson Ellis (September 5, 1834 – October 10, 1913) was an English classical scholar.
He was born at Barming, near Maidstone, and was educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey, Rugby School, and Balliol College, Oxford.
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He was born at Barming, near Maidstone, and was educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey, Rugby School, and Balliol College, Oxford.
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Lucian Müller (17 March 1836 - 24 April 1898), was a German classical scholar.
Müller was born at Merseburg in Saxony-Anhalt, then part of Prussia. After graduating from Humboldt University, Berlin and the University of Halle, he lived for five years in the Netherlands,
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Müller was born at Merseburg in Saxony-Anhalt, then part of Prussia. After graduating from Humboldt University, Berlin and the University of Halle, he lived for five years in the Netherlands,
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William Caxton (c. 1415~1422 – c. March 1492) was an English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer. He was the first English person to work as a printer and the first person to introduce a printing press into England.
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