Avienius

Latin writer and one of the most prolific producer of didactic poetry in late antiquity

Lived
305–375
Country
Ancient Rome

Updated September 2026

About Avienius

Postumius Rufius Festus Avienius was a Latin writer of the 4th century AD. He was a native of Volsinii in Etruria, from the distinguished family of the Rufii Festi.

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