Pacatus Drepanius
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Who is Pacatus Drepanius?
Latinus Pacatus Drepanius, one of the Latin panegyrists, flourished at the end of the 4th century AD.
He probably came from Aginnum, in the south of France, in the territory of the Nitiobriges, and received his education in the rhetorical school of Burdigala. He was the contemporary and intimate friend of Ausonius, who dedicated two of his minor works to Pacatus, and describes him as the greatest Latin poet after Virgil.
Pacatus was probably a professor of rhetoric at Bordeaux. Pacatus attained the rank of proconsul of Africa and held a confidential position at the imperial court.
He is the author of an extant speech delivered in the senate house at Rome in honor of Theodosius I. It contains an account of the life and deeds of the emperor, the special subject of congratulation being the complete defeat of the usurper Maximus. The speech is one of the best of its kind. Though not altogether free from exaggeration and flattery, it is marked by considerable dignity and self-restraint, and is thus more important as a historical document than similar productions. The style is vivid, the language elegant but comparatively simple, exhibiting familiarity with the best classical literature.
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