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Macrobius
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Macrobius Ambrosius Theodosius, usually referred to as Macrobius (fl. 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 an
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- Macrobii Ambrosii Aurelli Theodosii ... In somnium Scripionis Lib. II ; Saturnalia Lib. VII ; ex varijs, ac vetustissimis codicibus recognti, & aucti
- The slaughter of the children in Bethlehem, as an historical fact in St. Matthew's gospel, vindicated
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- Macrobii Ambrosii Aurelii Theodosii, viri consularis, & illustris, In Somnium Scipionis, lib. II., Saturnaliorum, lib. VII., ex varijs, ac vetustissimis codicibus recogniti, & aucti
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5 total works indexed
- Saturnalia
· 2011 · cited 33x
- Opera, Saturnalia
· 1994 · cited 5x
- Opera, Commentarii in somnium Scipionis
· 1994 · cited 2x
- Macrobius, the Saturnalia. With an Introduction and Notes
· 1970
- Macrobius: Commentary on the Dream of Scipio
· 1955
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- “Slaves no doubt, but still men.”
- “Good laws are produced by bad actions.”
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Macrobius De somnio Scipionis
Macrobii Saturnalia
Macrobius De somnio Scipionis
Macrobius De somnio Scipionis
Macrobius De somnio Scipionis
Macrobii Saturnalia
Macrobius
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Macrobius [De somnio Scipionis]
Commentariorum in somnium Scipionis libri duo
Maximi Tyrii philosophi platonici Sermones e graeca in latinam lingvam versi Cosmo Paccio interprete
Auli Gellij Noctium Atticarum Libri Vndeuiginti :
MACROBII AVRELII THEODOSII VIRI CONSVLARIS IN SOMNIVM SCIPIONIS LIBRI DVO :
MACROBII AVRELII THEODOSII VIRI CONSVLARIS IN SOMNIVM SCIPIONIS LIBRI DVO :
Ioannis Camertis Minoritani, artivm, at sacrae theologiae doctoris, in. C. Ivlii Solini Polyistora enarrationes :
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Macrobii Ambrosii Avrelii Theodosii viri consvlaris et illustris in somnium Scipionis libri II. Eiusdem Saturanaliorm libri VII. ex uetustissimis manuscriptis codicibus recogniti [et] aucti
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Macrobii Ambrosii Avrelii Theodosii, Viri Consvlaris, [et] illustris, In Somnium Scipionis, Lib. II. Saturnaliorum, Lib. VII. :
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Macrobia Ambrosii Avrelii Theodosii, Viri, Consvlaris, Et Illvstris, In Somnium Scipionis, Lib. II. Saturnaliorum, Lib. VII. Ex uariis, ac uetustissimis codicibus recogniti, [et] aucti
Macrobii Aurelii Theodosii Viri consularis in Somnium Scipionis, libri II :
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15 sectionsContents
- Name
- Life
- Works
- ''Commentary on the "Dream of Scipio"''
- ''Saturnalia''
- Editions and translations
- Legacy
- Gallery
- In popular culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
Macrobius Ambrosius Theodosius, usually referred to as Macrobius (fl. 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.
==Name== Macrobius's given name () is unrecorded as is his family name (). His recorded name is a series of three surnames (), properly ordered Macrobius Ambrosius Theodosius. This is what appears in the earliest surviving manuscripts of the and how he is addressed in the excerpts from his lost . He is called "Macrobius Theodosius" in both Cassiodorus and Boethius and was apparently known during his lifetime as "Theodosius": The dedication of is "Theodosius to his Symmachus" () and he may be the one addressed as "most excellent Theodosius" () in a dedicatory epistle to Avianus's Fables. This was mistakenly reversed in later manuscripts to "Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius", which James Willis then used in his edition of the Commentary.