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Sidonius Apollinaris

c. 430–c. 485 · 5th century

Sidonius Apollinaris was a Gallo-Roman aristocrat, poet and bishop of Clermont from about 470. Son-in-law of the emperor Avitus, he wrote panegyrics for three emperors and a collection of letters that are a major source for fifth-century Gaul. He led Clermont's resistance to the Visigoths until it was ceded to them in 475, and he described Saxon pirates as the most ferocious of enemies.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sidonius Apollinaris. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sidonius-apollinaris
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