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Ausonius

c. 310–c. 395 · 4th century · Also known as Decimus Magnus Ausonius

Decimus Magnus Ausonius was a Latin poet and teacher from Burdigala, modern Bordeaux. After decades teaching rhetoric there, he became tutor to the future emperor Gratian, under whom he held high office and was consul in 379. His works include the Mosella, a poem on the river Moselle, and poems on the professors of Bordeaux and his own family.

Mentioned in 2 state histories

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