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Macrobius Ambrosius Theodosius, usually referred to as Macrobius (fl. c. AD 400), was a Roman provincial who lived during the early fifth century, during late antiquity, the period of time corresponding to the Later Roman Empire, and when Latin was as widespread as Greek among the elite. He is primarily known for his writings, which include the widely copied and read Commentarii in Somnium Scipionis ("Commentary on the Dream of Scipio") about Somnium Scipionis, which was one of the most important sources for Neoplatonism in the Latin West during the Middle Ages; the Saturnalia, a compendium of ancient Roman religious and antiquarian lore; and De differentiis et societatibus graeci latinique verbi ("On the Differences and Similarities of the Greek and Latin Verb"), which is now lost. He is the basis for the protagonist Manlius in Iain Pears' book The Dream of Scipio.
Macrobius Ambrosius Theodosius, usually referred to as Macrobius (fl. c. AD 400), was a Roman provincial who lived during the early fifth century, during...
Macrobius Cove (Bulgarian: залив Макробий, ‘Zaliv Macrobius’ \'za-liv ma-'kro-biy\) is the 2.8 km wide cove indenting for 3.4 km the west coast of Barison...
Macrobius, Book I, Ch. 12, §3. Kaster (2011), p. 137. Mommsen & al. (1864), p. 217. Censorinus, Macrobius, and Solinus, cited in Key (1875) Macrobius...
work of that name by Macrobius, a Latin writer from late antiquity who is the major source for information about the holiday. Macrobius describes the reign...
meaning that Macrobius was simply stating that Caesar published an edict giving the revised calendar – see e.g., p.99 in the translation of Macrobius by P. Davies...
for Maia), as discussed at some length by the late antiquarian writer Macrobius. This treatment was probably influenced by the 1st-century BC scholar...
Macrobius Saturnalia I 9, 2. Ovid Fasti I 173-4. Macrobius defines him Consivium, i.e. propagator of the mankind. Saturnalia, I, 9, 16. Macrobius Sat...
p. 395. Macrobius, Book I, Ch. xvi, §32. Tuditanus, cited by Macrobius. Macrobius, Book I, Ch. xvi, §33. Cassius Hemina, cited by Macrobius. Varro, Book...
was only the "Ara Maxima" at which they were not allowed to worship. Macrobius in his first book of Saturnalia paraphrases from Varro: "For when Hercules...
consonants) have been added back in the table below, shown in brackets. Macrobius, Saturnalia, tr. Percival Vaughan Davies (New York: Columbia University...
praesentem intuens motus animo est." Or. 12.51 Strabo, 8.3.30. Compare with Macrobius, Saturnalia 5.23. Homer, Iliad 1.528–530. John Grimes Younger, Sex in...
writer Macrobius wrote a Neoplatonic commentary on the work, in which he excerpted large portions from Cicero. Additionally, many copies of Macrobius's work...
Jordanes Julius Paulus Justin Juvenal Lactantius Livy Lucan Lucretius Macrobius Marcellus Empiricus Marcus Aurelius Manilius Martial Nicolaus Damascenus...
style is quite uneven, since Macrobius copies or translates his sources without unifying the style. De re publica Macrobius Cicero Neoplatonism Plotinus...
supported by narrative evidence from his writings or his later biographers. Macrobius says that Virgil's father was of a humble background, though scholars...
4th-century Roman author Macrobius mentions another annual Egyptian festival dedicated to Horus in his Chronicon. Macrobius specifies this festival as...
the murder of three of his own sons. The early 5th-century account of Macrobius—that "on hearing that the son of Herod, king of the Jews, had been slain...
Jordanes Julius Paulus Justin Juvenal Lactantius Livy Lucan Lucretius Macrobius Marcellus Empiricus Marcus Aurelius Manilius Martial Nicolaus Damascenus...
Jordanes Julius Paulus Justin Juvenal Lactantius Livy Lucan Lucretius Macrobius Marcellus Empiricus Marcus Aurelius Manilius Martial Nicolaus Damascenus...
Andromache/Andromachus. According to Macrobius, who mentions the goddess in his Saturnalia, Philochorus, in his Atthis (referred to by Macrobius), identifies this god...
Lingua Latina, VI 23 Macrobius. Saturnalia, I 10, 7. Solinus. De Mirabilibus Mundi, I 6 Macrobius. Saturnalia, I 10, 8. Macrobius. Saturnalia, III 8, 3-4...
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