Persius
Aulus Persius Flaccus ( born December 4, AD 34 in Volterra, † November 24, 62 AD), often referred to only briefly Persius, was a Roman poet of Etruscan origin.
In his works, seals and Persius satires taught the Stoic wisdom and criticized contemporary ills. His works were published after his death by the philosopher Lucius Annaeus Cornutus and were popular in the Middle Ages. With his first documentary mentioned in his motif of habitare secum Persius has also influenced Christian spirituality.
Life
Persius was born on 4 December AD 34 in Volterra in Tuscany. Both parents were eminent representatives of knighthood. He attended the elementary school in Volterra, with twelve, he began studying the grammar and rhetoric in Rome. At the age of 16, he joined Lucius Annaeus cornutus, a Stoic philosopher. Persius ' life and poetry were strongly influenced by Cornutus. He learned in the circle of Cornutus know, inter alia, Seneca, however, should have had no good opinion of this. Persius is attributed to an affable, low-key and affectionate character. He died at the age of 27 on November 24, AD 62 to the consequences of a stomach illness.
Work
Persius wrote six satires in hexameter. A praetexta ( tragedy with nationalrömischem content ) and poems on Arria, the mother of Thrasea ( a fellow politician ), were lost. An unfinished satire book was edited by Cornutus; this reduced the end of the sixth satire and defused inappropriate political allusions. In addition, 14 Choliamben ( verses in Hinkjambus ) are partly handed down at the end, some at the beginning of the satires.