Augustan
adjective
of or relating to Augustus Caesar, the first Roman emperor, or to the age AugustanAge in which he flourished, which marked the golden age of Latin literature.
post-Augustan
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a word derived from
Augustan.
Example Sentences
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Varius and Ovid had won fame in the Augustan age by their Thyestes and Medea, and the post-Augustan decadence was not without its tragedians.
From Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal by Harold Edgeworth Butler
I have attempted in this book to provide something of an introduction to the poetical literature of the post-Augustan age.
From Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal by Harold Edgeworth Butler
The goddess Sophia indicates a later view than Ovid, but not necessarily post-Augustan.
From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Charles Thomas Cruttwell
Unlike the majority of post-Augustan poets, Juvenal is almost untouched by the Ovidian influence.
From Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal by Harold Edgeworth Butler
For the post-Augustan age our evidence as to their development is very scanty.
From Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal by Harold Edgeworth Butler
