Sextus Propertius was a Latin elegiac poet of the Augustan age. He was born around 5045 BC in Assisium (now Assisi) and died shortly after 15 BC.
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Sextus Propertius (born 5543 bce, Assisi, Umbria [Italy]died after 16 bce, Rome) was the greatest elegiac poet of ancient Rome.
Seksts Propercijs bija augusta laikmeta elēģisks latīņu dzejnieks. Viņš dzimis ap 50.45. gadu pirms mūsu ēras Asīzijā un nomira neilgi pēc 15. g.pmē.
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Dzimšanas datums un/vai vieta: Umbrija, Itālija
Miršanas datums: 16. g.p.m.ē., Roma, Itālija
Sextus Propertius was a Roman elegiac poet of the Augustan age. His works focus on love and loss, often centering around his muse, Cynthia.
Prologue poem, addressed to Tullus. Cynthia was the first. She caught me with her eyes, a fool who had never before been touched by desires.
2012. gada 3. marts · A complete English translation with in-depth name index. No joy in corrupting Venus to a blind motion: know, if you do not, the eyes are the guides of Love.
Sextus Propertius, (born 55/43, Assisi, Umbriadied after 16 bc, Rome), Roman poet. Very few details of his life are known. The first and best known of his ...
Addressed to Cynthia. What's the point of walking around, love, with your hair all done up? Why does Coan clothing cover your delicate breasts?
It was Amor lowered my gaze of endless disdain, and, feet planted, bowed my head, till he taught me, recklessly, to scorn pure girls and live without sense.
Learn about the life and works of Sextus Propertius, a Roman poet who defied cultural norms by prioritizing love and romance over duty to the state.