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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76621" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76621" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> A Latin poet, born at Bilbilis, in Spain; went to Rome, stayed there, favoured of the emperors Titus and Domitian, for 35 years, and then returned to his native city, where he wrote his Epigrammata, a collection of short poems over 1500 in number, divided into 14 books, books xiii. and xiv. being entitled respectively Xenia and Apophoreta; these epigrams are distinguished for their wit, diction, and indecency, but are valuable for the light they shed on the manners of Rome at the period (43-104). </p> | ||
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