Author of a collection of 42 fables written in distichs (beginning of the 5th cent. AD), which is probably dedicated to Macrobius. Regarding A.'s name, see [8. 10-19]: no attempts should be made to identify A. with the didactic poet Avienus or with the Avenius who appears in the ‘Saturnalia by Macrobius [4. XI-XIV; 3. 392-396; cf. 11]. The subject matter of most of the fables is taken directly from Babrius, and is not filtered through a Latin prose paraphrase [7. 71-73; 8. 163-191]. The efforts to create a pleasing poetic composition (metre, c…
Avianus(291 words)
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Küppers, Jochem (Düsseldorf), “Avianus”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 13 April 2021 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e210490>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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