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1st-century BC Roman elegiac poet
about Propertius outside of his own writing. His praenomen "Sextus" is mentioned by Aelius Donatus, a few manuscripts list him as "Sextus Propertius", but
Propertius
Species of butterfly
Erynnis propertius, commonly known as Propertius duskywing, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. Propertius duskywings are members of
Erynnis_propertius
Roman poet (43 BC – AD 17/18)
conventions of the elegiac genre developed by Tibullus and Propertius. Elegy originates with Propertius and Tibullus, but Ovid is an innovator in the genre.
Ovid
Daughter of the Roman commander Spurius Tarpeius
for writers such as Propertius to expand on this detail and add themes of Tarpeia being unchaste, hence why she was greedy. Propertius’ account is considered
Tarpeia
Poetic concept
compact than epic, could be even more beautiful and worthy of appreciation. Propertius linked him to his rival with the following well-known couplet: Callimachi
Elegiac
Poetic form used by Greek lyric poets
usually of smaller scale than the epic. Roman poets, particularly Catullus, Propertius, Tibullus, and Ovid, adopted the same form in Latin many years later.
Elegiac_couplet
27 BC–476/1453 AD state and civilization
Love Elegy. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781444330373: § Johnson, Walter R. Propertius. pp. 42–3. § James, Sharon L. Elegy and New Comedy. p. 262. Roberts (2010)
Roman_Empire
Roman god of the seasons
the Romans. Propertius, the major literary source for the god, also asserts that the god was Etruscan, and came from Volsinii. Propertius refers to a
Vertumnus
Town and administrative division in Italy
Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, born around 50–45 BC. It is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded
Assisi
Nephew of Roman emperor Augustus (42–23 BC)
at a young age, Marcellus' position led to his celebration by Sextus Propertius, as well as by Virgil in the Aeneid. Marcellus was born into the Claudii
Marcellus (nephew of Augustus)
Marcellus_(nephew_of_Augustus)
Genus of butterflies
Metrocles hyboma (Plötz, 1886) Metrocles leucogaster Godman, 1900 Metrocles propertius Fabricius, 1793 Metrocles santarus (Bell, 1940) Metrocles schrottkyi (Giacomelli
Metrocles_(skipper)
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
proscriptions. Augustan poets sometimes openly criticized the emperor, such as Propertius when he disapproved of the execution of prisoners during the Perusine
Augustus
Minor plebeian family at ancient Rome
Propertii was Sextus Propertius, a celebrated poet of the Augustan age. Many other Propertii are known from inscriptions. The poet Propertius wrote that he was
Propertia_gens
Period in Latin literature
literature periodized as "Augustan" was in fact written by men—Vergil, Horace, Propertius, Livy—whose careers were established during the triumviral years, before
Augustan literature (ancient Rome)
Augustan_literature_(ancient_Rome)
British scholar and poet (1918–2005)
particularly notable as a Latinist for his work on the Roman poets Ovid, Propertius, and Catullus; he also translated Virgil's Eclogues, Tibullus, and Persius
Guy_Lee
Son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology
of a 1st-century BC love elegy on the power of music by the Latin poet Propertius. Listed among the examples he mentions is that "Even Galatea, it's true
Polyphemus
Greek mythological boy from Boeotia
Greek elegiac poet Phanocles, as well as by Athenaeus and the Roman poet Propertius. According to the Byzantine author Stephanus of Byzantium, he is the son
Argynnus
Mythical son of Minos
the Minotaur. This continued until the Minotaur was killed by Theseus. Propertius in one of his elegies refers to a version in which Androgeus was brought
Androgeus_(son_of_Minos)
Wife of Odysseus in Greek mythology
Stychus Propertius (2004). Complete Elegies of Propertius. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press.see Elegies 2.6; 2.9 and 3.12. Propertius was
Penelope
Sexual attraction between members of the same sex
personal experiences in ancient authors such as Catullus, Tibullus and Propertius in their homoerotic poetry. The term "homoerotic" carries with it the
Homoeroticism
Roman poet and writer of elegies (c. 55–c. 19 BC)
the works of Catullus, Tibullus and Propertius, is still extant. Tibullus was first printed with Catullus, Propertius, and the Silvae of Statius by Vindelinus
Tibullus
Country in Southern and Western Europe
historians, such as Pliny the Elder, Pliny the Younger, Virgil, Horace, Propertius, Ovid, and Livy. The Romans were famous for their oral tradition, poetry
Italy
Most beautiful woman in Greek mythology
PMG. Gantz, pp. 289, 291. Ovid, Heroides, 16.149–152; Propertius, 3.14 * Cairns, Sextus Propertius, 421–422; Hughes, Helen of Troy, 60; Pomeroy, Spartan
Helen_of_Troy
Roman noblewoman, second wife of Augustus and mother of Julia the Elder
consulship, her daughter Cornelia died and became the subject of an elegy by Propertius, in which Scribonia is mentioned. Nor have I wronged you, Scribonia, mother
Scribonia_(wife_of_Octavian)
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
describe her unfavorably. The Augustan-period authors Virgil, Horace, Propertius, and Ovid perpetuated the negative views of Cleopatra approved by the
Cleopatra
First century biography, by Quintus Curtius Rufus
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Histories of Alexander the Great
Histories_of_Alexander_the_Great
Continuation of the Roman Empire (330–1453)
Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger Pomponius Mela Priscian Propertius Quadrigarius Quintilian Quintus Curtius Rufus Sallust Seneca the Elder
Byzantine_Empire
Mythological prince of Troy
who was then unable to help him otherwise and turned him into a cicada. Propertius wrote that Eos did not forsake Tithonus, old and aged as he was, and would
Tithonus
16 BC Roman book by Ovid
model of the erotic elegy, as made famous by figures such as Tibullus or Propertius, but is often subversive and humorous with these tropes, exaggerating
Amores_(Ovid)
3rd-century BCE Greek poet, scholar and librarian
of the late Republic and the early Empire. Catullus, Horace, Vergil, Propertius, and Ovid saw his poetry as one of their "principal model[s]" and engaged
Callimachus
Name list
association with Artemis. In Ancient Roman literature, 'Cynthia' is the name of Propertius' love. It has ranked among the 1,000 most used names for girls in the
Cynthia
Remains left by an arthropod molting
use the singular noun exuvium (e.g.). Only a single historical work by Propertius uses the singular form exuvium, but in the meaning "spoils, booty". Anyphops
Exuviae
Set of names from Greek mythology
known by the name Creusa, predominantly in Latin authors, e.g. Seneca and Propertius. Hyginus uses both names interchangeably. In Cherubini's opera Medea she
Glauce
Ancient Greek poet (fl. 632–629 BC)
Hellenistic poets such as Callimachus and thus also on Roman poets such as Propertius, who even preferred him to Homer for his eloquence on love themes (see
Mimnermus
Series of Greek and Latin texts with English translations
The Loeb Classical Library (LCL; named after James Loeb; /loʊb/, German: [løːp]) is a monographic series of books originally published by Heinemann and
Loeb_Classical_Library
Technique of severe pruning of trees
the growth of a dense head of foliage and branches. In ancient Rome, Propertius mentioned pollarding during the 1st century BCE. The practice has been
Pollarding
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Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Fall_of_the_Western_Roman_Empire
Greek philosopher and historian
Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger Pomponius Mela Priscian Propertius Quadrigarius Quintilian Quintus Curtius Rufus Sallust Seneca the Elder
Plutarch
Roman poet (c. 84 – c. 54 BC)
the genre of Roman Erotic Elegy as later developed by Gallus, Tibullus, Propertius and Ovid. The polymetra and the epigrams can be divided into four major
Catullus
Mythical horse
went to the seer." According to the first-century BC Latin poet Sextus Propertius, "Arion spoke". And according to the fourth-century poet Quintus Smyrnaeus
Arion_(horse)
Greek mythological giant
depicting a singular vulture; Ovid and Seneca vary from work to work; Propertius and Statius depict more than one vulture. The traveler Pausanias (2nd
Tityos
English classicist and poet (1859–1936)
scholarly articles on Horace, Propertius, Ovid, Aeschylus, Euripides and Sophocles. He also completed an edition of Propertius, which however was rejected
A._E._Housman
Twin brothers and central characters of Rome's foundation myth
Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger Pomponius Mela Priscian Propertius Quadrigarius Quintilian Quintus Curtius Rufus Sallust Seneca the Elder
Romulus_and_Remus
Daughter of Creon in Greek mythology
& Meaning". etymonline. Retrieved 2026-07-28. Seneca, Medea 817 ff.; Propertius, Elegies 2.16.30 "Homer, Iliad, Book 18, line 22". www.perseus.tufts.edu
Creusa_(daughter_of_Creon)
structured by the Roman religious calendar, and the fourth book of elegies by Propertius. Scenes from Roman myth also appear in Roman wall painting, coins, and
Roman_mythology
there really was a poet called Anser and that it was a genuine name. Propertius (2.34.83–84), in a passage apparently imitating the lines from Eclogue
Anser_(poet)
Roman political advisor (d. 8 BCE)
not to enter the Senate, remaining of equestrian rank. Expressions in Propertius seem to imply that Maecenas had taken some part in the campaigns of Mutina
Gaius_Maecenas
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger Pomponius Mela Priscian Propertius Quadrigarius Quintilian Quintus Curtius Rufus Sallust Seneca the Elder
Julius_Caesar
Chief magistrate of the Roman Kingdom
Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger Pomponius Mela Priscian Propertius Quadrigarius Quintilian Quintus Curtius Rufus Sallust Seneca the Elder
King_of_Rome
Political institution in ancient Rome
Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger Pomponius Mela Priscian Propertius Quadrigarius Quintilian Quintus Curtius Rufus Sallust Seneca the Elder
Roman_Senate
Epistolary poem collection by Ovid
disclaiming O[vid]'s debt to Propertius' Arethusa (4.3) for the original idea." In spite of various interpretations of Propertius 4.3, consensus nevertheless
Heroides
Form of literature
of lyric poetry. Notable practitioners of elegiac poetry have included Propertius, Khaqani, Jorge Manrique, Jan Kochanowski, Chidiock Tichborne, Edmund
Poetry
German academic (1632–1703)
Historiae Philippicae (1669), Suetonius (1672), Catullus, Tibullus et Propertius (1680), and several of the works of Cicero. He also edited many of the
Johann_Georg_Graevius
Literary form of the Latin language
Flaccus (65 – 8 BC), known for lyric poetry and satires Sextus Aurelius Propertius (50 – 15 BC), poet Albius Tibullus (54–19 BC), elegiac poet Publius Ovidius
Classical_Latin
Concept in ancient Roman ethic
seen and experienced by others. Multiple authors, including Seneca and Propertius, believed that a woman did not need to do her hair or wear makeup, jewelry
Pudicitia
Aspect of ancient Roman society
human sexuality Infamia Pederasty in Ancient Greece Petronius Arbiter Propertius Prostitution in ancient Greece Sexuality in ancient Rome Sexuality in
Prostitution_in_ancient_Rome
Ferryman of Hades in Greek mythology
Callimachus also place Charon on the Acheron. Roman poets, including Propertius, Ovid, and Statius, name the river as the Styx, perhaps following the
Charon
1st-century Latin poet from Hispania
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Martial
Ancient Greek goddess of youth
Hebe to contrast with the poet's secret affair with a married woman. Propertius also makes a reference to Heracles feeling a blazing love for Hebe upon
Hebe_(mythology)
Stages of human existence according to Greco-Roman mythology
flood of Deucalion. In constrast, in Eligies (circa 1st century BCE), Propertius equates the same flood with the end of the Golden Age. These mythological
Ages_of_Man
Roman politician
consul in 2 BC. Gallus may have been a patron of the Latin poet Sextus Propertius. Broughton, T. Robert S., The Magistrates of the Roman Republic, Vol II
Lucius Caninius Gallus (consul 37 BC)
Lucius_Caninius_Gallus_(consul_37_BC)
German classical scholar (1848-1888)
Groningen. He published editions of many Latin authors, including Catullus, Propertius and minor poets. His son Wilhelm Baehrens also became a classical scholar
Emil_Baehrens
Famed formal garden of the early Roman Empire
Latin poets recorded some direct observations of his Esquiline gardens. Propertius mentions that Maecenas “preferred a shady oak and falling waters and a
Gardens_of_Maecenas
Roman title
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Dux
Greek mythological figure
Æschylos: Tragedies and Fragments, Heath, 1901. Propertius, The Complete Elegies of Sextus Propertius, translated by Vincent Katz, Princeton University
Enceladus_(Giant)
Greek goddess of the dawn
text available from the same website. Propertius, Elegies in Roman Erotic Elegy: Selections from Tibullus, Propertius, Ovid, and Sulpicia, translated, with
Eos
Roman statesman and lawyer (106–43 BC)
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Cicero
Army officer in Imperial Rome
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Centurion
Latin elegy reached its highest development in the works of Tibullus, Propertius, and Ovid. Most of this poetry is concerned with love. Ovid wrote the
Latin_literature
Multi-headed dog in Greek mythology
(I pp. 396–397), ("threefold"), 2.53 (I pp. 398–399) ("tri-formed"); Propertius, Elegies 3.5.44 (pp. 234–237) ("three throats"), 3.18.23 (pp. 284–285)
Cerberus
Religious schools of the Greco-Roman world
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Greco-Roman_mysteries
Several figures in Greek mythology
Actor, Belus and Dictys by Poseidon. She was called Perimede by both Propertius and Theocritus. By the Hellenistic period (c. 4th to 1st centuries BC)
Agamede
Masculine virtue in Ancient Rome
Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger Pomponius Mela Priscian Propertius Quadrigarius Quintilian Quintus Curtius Rufus Sallust Seneca the Elder
Virtus
and has published widely on topics including Latin epic poetry, Ovid, Propertius, and Roman dress. Alison Keith was educated at the University of Alberta
Alison_Keith
River in Greece
Callimachus also place Charon on the Acheron. Roman poets, including Propertius, Ovid, and Statius, name the river as the Styx, perhaps following the
Acheron
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Roman_naming_conventions
Mexican poet and scholar (1923–2013)
in 1970. Among his publications are translations of works by Catullus, Propertius, Ovid, Lucretius and others into Spanish; his translation of Vergil's
Rubén_Bonifaz_Nuño
Daughter of Leucippus, mythical figure honored at Sparta
Roman Biography and Mythology Pausanias, 3.16.1 from the author of Cypria Propertius, Elegies 1.2 Apollodorus, 3.11.2 Pausanias, 2.22.5 Apollodorus, 3.11.2;
Phoebe (daughter of Leucippus)
Phoebe_(daughter_of_Leucippus)
Species of oak tree
bryophyte - that are rare or extirpated in these areas: Propertius duskywing butterfly Erynnis propertius, sole larval food plant is oak Bucculatrix zophopasta
Quercus_garryana
Lake of Magnesia in ancient Thessaly
to have bathed her feet in its waters, which is perhaps the reason why Propertius speaks of sanctae Boebeidos undae. The lake was a long narrow piece of
Boebeis_Lake
Currency of ancient Rome
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Roman_currency
Ancient Roman novel by Apuleius
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The_Golden_Ass
Roman architectural features
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2nd-century_Roman_domes
Roman historian and politician (86–35 BC)
Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger Pomponius Mela Priscian Propertius Quadrigarius Quintilian Quintus Curtius Rufus Sallust Seneca the Elder
Sallust
Ancient writers on Roman history during the Republic
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Annalists
Florentine poet and writer (1503–1556)
classical models, including Horace, Catullus, Virgil, Euripides, and Propertius. His skills in rhetoric and diplomacy were instrumental in securing Della
Giovanni_della_Casa
Ancient Roman festival
MacMillan and CO, Limited. London: 1899. pp. 79-85. Butrica, James L. Propertius on the Parilia (4.4.73-8). Classical Quarterly 50.2. Memorial University
Parilia
Figure in Greek mythology
Clement of Alexandria, in Stephen of Byzantium (Kopai and Argunnos), and in Propertius, III with minor variations. The fortunes of Agamemnon have formed the
Agamemnon
Chinese term for the Roman Empire
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Daqin
1st-century BC Roman poet and philosopher
Phaedrus Plautus Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger Pomponius Mela Priscian Propertius Quadrigarius Quintilian Quintus Curtius Rufus Sallust Seneca the Elder
Lucretius
Roman fort in Brough, Cumbria, England
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Verterae
Solar calendar
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Julian_calendar
Ancient philosophy
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Stoicism
Sources of ancient myth
She-wolf Barnacle goose Texts Virgil Aeneid Ovid Fasti Metamorphoses Propertius Varro Res divinae Sibylline Books Apuleius The Golden Ass Concepts and
Barnacle_goose_myth
Citizenship in ancient Rome
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Roman_citizenship
Roman term for a fortified military base
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Castra
Roman military camp in modern Vienna
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Vindobona
Ancient Roman political office
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Tribune_of_the_plebs
Ancient Roman city on the site of modern Lyon, France
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Lugdunum
Pause or break in poetry or music
pentameter often displayed a clearer caesura, as in this example from Propertius: Cynthia prima fuit; || Cynthia finis erit. (Cynthia was the first; Cynthia
Caesura
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