Ausonius

Type Figure Region Gaul Time 310–395 Also known as Ausonius、Decimus Magnus Ausonius

Ausonius was a late Roman Empire Latin poet, rhetorician, and scholar born in Gaul (310–395), tutor of Emperor Gratian and a key figure linking class…

Timeline

310–365Bordeaux · BordeauxAusonius was born in Burdigala (Bordeaux) in Gaul; after being educated locally he taught rhetoric for many years, training numerous students including the future emperor Gratian, establishing his scholarly reputation.
c. 365–395Trier · TrierAfter being recruited to court by Emperor Gratian, he held offices including quaestor and consul, traveling between court and provinces while composing poems depicting Gaulish life and commemorating friends and family, becoming a representative writer of fourth-century Latin literature in the West.

Sources

Ausonius — Ausonius (1919)
The Oxford Classical Dictionary — Simon Hornblower, Antony Spawforth (2012)