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CLAUDIAN° — (Claudius Claudianus; fourth century C.E.), Latin poet. He mentions the imaginative pictures of India painted upon Jewish veils in Eutropium, 1:350ff. If the text is correct, it contains a unique reference to ornamented Jewish fabrics and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Claudian — Claudius Claudianus (kurz Claudian; * um 370; † um 404/5) war der bedeutendste lateinische Dichter der Spätantike. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben und Werk 2 Literatur 2.1 Ausgaben und Übersetzungen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Claudian — Works of Claudius Claudianus German translation by Georg Freiherr von Wedekind, 1868 Claudian (lat. Claudius Claudianus) was a Roman poet, who worked for Emperor Honorius and the latter s general Stilicho. A Greek speaking citizen of Alexandria… … Wikipedia
Claudian — ▪ Roman author Latin in full Claudius Claudianus born c. 370, , Alexandria died c. 404, , Rome last important poet of the classical tradition. Coming to Italy and abandoning Greek, he showed his mastery of Latin in a poem celebrating the … Universalium
Claudian — Claudius Claudianus (ca. 370 ca. 404), a Latin rhetorical poet from Alexandria (q.v.), who made a career for himself in the West writing panegyrics for prominent personages such as Theodosios I, Honorios, and Stilicho (qq.v.), who was Claudian … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Claudian letters — The Claudian letters were developed by, and named after, the Roman Emperor Claudius (reigned 41–54). He introduced three new letters: a reversed C (antisigma) to replace BS and PS, much like X stood in for CS and GS. The appearance of this letter … Wikipedia
CLAUDIAN — a Latin epic poet of the 4th century, born in Alexandria, panegyrist of Stilicho on his victory over Alaric; a not unworthy successor of Catullus and Propertius, though his native tongue was Greek … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
CLAUDIAN — Claudiano … Abbreviations in Latin Inscriptions
claudian — ˈklȯdēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin Claudius, a Roman gens name + English an : of or relating to any of several celebrated Romans of the name of Claudius or the gentes, one patrician and the other plebeian, to which… … Useful english dictionary
Julio-Claudian dynasty — The Julio Claudian Dynasty refers to the first five Roman Emperors: Augustus (Octavian), Tiberius, Caligula (Gaius), Claudius, and Nero. They ruled the Roman Empire from 27 BC to AD 68, when the last of the line, Nero, committed suicide. These… … Wikipedia
