{"product_id":"9780674991279-ausonius-volume-ii-books-1820-paulinus-pellaeus-eucharisticus","title":"Ausonius, Volume II","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBooks 18–20. Paulinus Pellaeus: Eucharisticus\u003cbr\u003eThe surviving works of Ausonius (ca. AD 310–c. 395) include much poetry, notably “The Daily Round” and “The Moselle.” In Volume II, there is also an address of thanks to Gratian for the consulship; the stated aim of \u003ci\u003eEucharisticus\u003c\/i\u003e by Paulinus Pellaeus (AD 376–after 459) is to give thanks for the guidance of providence in its author’s life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA master of the jeweled style.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAusonius  (Decimus Magnus), ca. AD 310–ca. 395, a doctor’s son, was born at  Burdigala (Bordeaux). After a good education in grammar and rhetoric and  a short period during which he was an advocate, he took to teaching  rhetoric in a school that he began in the University of Bordeaux in 334.  Among his students was Paulinus, who was afterwards Bishop of Nola; and  he seems to have become some sort of Christian himself. Thirty years  later Ausonius was called by Emperor Valentinian to be tutor to Gratian,  who subsequently as emperor conferred on him honors including a  consulship in 379. In 383, after Gratian’s murder, Ausonius retired to  Bordeaux.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAusonius’ surviving works, some with deep feeling,  some composed it seems for fun, some didactic, include much poetry:  poems about himself and family, notably “The Daily Round”; epitaphs on  heroes in the Trojan War, memorials on Roman emperors, and epigrams on  various subjects; poems about famous cities and about friends and  colleagues. “The Moselle,” a description of that river, is among the  most admired of his poems. There is also an address of thanks to Gratian  for the consulship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Loeb Classical Library edition of Ausonius is in two volumes; the second includes \u003ci\u003eEucharisticus\u003c\/i\u003e (“Thanksgiving”) by Paulinus Pellaeus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449698103670,"sku":"9780674991279","price":23.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41162763_c1e9da32-fb5e-4d07-806b-55cb064b1661.jpg?v=1778128255","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780674991279-ausonius-volume-ii-books-1820-paulinus-pellaeus-eucharisticus","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}