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Marsus (other)
Marsus is a Roman family name, and the Latinisation of the surnames ''Marso'' and ''Marsi''. ''Marsus'' may refer to: People * Domitius Marsus, Latin poet of ancient Rome; friend of Virgil and Tibullus * Gaius Vibius Marsus, proconsul of the Roman Empire during the first century * Marsus (king), Latin name of mythical Germanic king Mers, aka Marso * Paulus Marsus (1440–1484), Renaissance humanist and poet known primarily for his commentary on the ''Fasti'' of Ovid * Petrus Marsus (1442–1512), aka Peter Marso, Renaissance scholar who wrote a commentary on Silius Italicus' epic poem ''Punica'' * Johannes Harmonius Marsus (–), Renaissance humanist and poet known for his plays Other uses * Marsus municipium, the Latin alias of San Benedetto dei Marsi, a ''comune'' and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy * ''Spectamen marsus'', a Pacific sea snail species with a streaked top shell See also * Marsi (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domitius Marsus
Domitius Marsus (; died 15 BC) was a Latin poet, friend of Virgil and Tibullus, and contemporary of Horace. Citations: *J. A. Weichert, ''Poetarum latinorum vitae et reliquiae'' (1830) *R. Unger, ''De Dom. Marsi cicuta'' (Friedland, 1861) He survived Tibullus (died 19 BC), but was no longer alive when Ovid wrote (''c''. 12 AD) the epistle from Pontus (region), Pontus (''Ex Ponto'', iv. 16) containing a list of poets. He was the author of a collection of epigrams called ''Cicuta'' ("Cicuta, hemlock") for their bitter sarcasm, and of a beautiful epitaph on the death of Tibullus; of elegiac poems, probably of an erotic character; of an epic poem ''Amazonis''; and of a prose work on wit (''De urbanitate''). Martial often alluded to Marsus as one of his predecessors, but he was never mentioned by Horace, although a passage in the ''Odes'' (iv. 4, 19) is supposed to be an indirect allusion to the ''Amazonis''.M. Haupt, ''Opuscula'', iii. 332 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Domitius M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |