Dec 30, 2009
Aulus Persius Flaccus, known as Persius (PUR-shee-uhs), was born in Volaterrae, Etruria (now Volterra, Italy), in 34 c.e. As both his name and his birthplace indicate, he was most likely of Etruscan descent. Although his life was short and his output slight, he produced some of the most original and innovative verse in Latin literature, and his influence on writers ever since has been considerable.
After his father’s death, when Persius was not yet six, the boy was sent to Rome to be educated, where he was tutored and his artistic and moral character shaped by a number of...
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