Aurelius Prudentius, Peristephanon [Crowns of Martyrdom]

Thomas Tsartsidis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)

Ed. by Sophia Papaioannou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.1.2: Ancient Roman Writing and Culture (Republic and Empire), -750-476.
Vol. editors: William John Dominik (University of Otago), Giacomo Fedeli (University of Exeter), Thomas Habinek (University of Southern California), Emily Kneebone (University of Nottingham), Elodie Paillard (University of Sydney), Sophia Papaioannou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Jula Wildberger (The American University of Paris)

Dates

First circulation or publication 403 - 403

Places

Ancient Rome (Republic & Empire) (Publication/ performance)

Genres and Modes

Poem collection

Resources

Peristephanon is a collection of 14 poems of various lengths and metres on mainly Roman and Spanish martyrs, written by the Latin Christian poet Aurelius Prudentius Clemens (348-after 404/5 AD). More specifically, the poems and the martyrs or subjects they are referring to are as follows: Perist. 1 – Emeterius and Chelidonius; Perist. 2 – Lawrence; Perist. 3 – Eulalia; Perist. 4 – 18 martyrs of Zaragoza; Perist. 5 – Vincent; Perist. 6 – Fructuosus, Augurius and Eulogius; Perist. 7 – Quirinus; Perist. 8 – a baptistery in Calahorra; Perist. 9 – Cassian; Perist. 10 – Romanus; …

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Citation: Tsartsidis, Thomas. "Peristephanon". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 29 May 2019 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=38881, accessed 22 November 2024.]

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