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Sidonio, Orazio e la lex saturae
Mazzoli, Giancarlo
2006
Abstract
This paper investigates the important presence of Horace in the texts of Sidonius. Horace is not only an auctor from whom Sidonius draws many allusions, but also a writer whose vicissitudes Sidonius perceives to be very similar to his own. Both authors supported individuals who turned out to be the defeated party (Horace fought for Brutus at Philippi; Sidonius for Avitus in his struggle against Majorian) and both obtained the pardon and favour of the winner (Augustus and Majorian respectively) thanks to their amicitia with influential men of letters (Horace with Maecenas and Sidonius with the magister epistolarum).