Aulus Persius Flaccus (known as Persius, 34–62) was a Roman poet who came to Rome at a young age and attended grammar lectures by the famous teacher Remmius Palaemon, the rhetorician Verginius Flavus, and the Stoic philosopher Lucius Annaeus Cornutus. A good student, he read widely, availed himself of the opportunities of the literary world, and became friendly with such poets as Lucan (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) and Caesius Bassus. He also wrote satirical sketches or ridicules. He died when he was 28 years old before publishing his works. Only ...
