Rufinus (poet)
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Rufinus is the author of thirty-eight epigram
s in the Greek Anthology
, and probably of one more, which is ascribed in the Planudean Anthology
to an otherwise unknown Rufinus Domesticus. The poet may have lived in the early Byzantine
period, and his verses are of the same light amatory character as those of Agathias
, Paulus Silentiarius
, Macedonius
, and others; but beyond this there is no other indication of his period.
Epigram
An epigram is a brief, interesting, usually memorable and sometimes surprising statement. Derived from the epigramma "inscription" from ἐπιγράφειν epigraphein "to write on inscribe", this literary device has been employed for over two millennia....
s in the Greek Anthology
Greek Anthology
The Greek Anthology is a collection of poems, mostly epigrams, that span the classical and Byzantine periods of Greek literature...
, and probably of one more, which is ascribed in the Planudean Anthology
Maximus Planudes
Maximus Planudes, less often Maximos Planoudes , Byzantine grammarian and theologian, flourished during the reigns of Michael VIII Palaeologus and Andronicus II Palaeologus. He was born at Nicomedia in Bithynia, but the greater part of his life was spent in Constantinople, where as a monk he...
to an otherwise unknown Rufinus Domesticus. The poet may have lived in the early Byzantine
Byzantine
Byzantine usually refers to the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages.Byzantine may also refer to:* A citizen of the Byzantine Empire, or native Greek during the Middle Ages...
period, and his verses are of the same light amatory character as those of Agathias
Agathias
Agathias or Agathias Scholasticus , of Myrina , an Aeolian city in western Asia Minor , was a Greek poet and the principal historian of part of the reign of the Roman emperor Justinian I between 552 and 558....
, Paulus Silentiarius
Paul the Silentiary
Paul the Silentiary, also known as Paulus Silentiarius , was an epigrammatist and an officer in the imperial household of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, responsible for the silence in the imperial palace....
, Macedonius
Macedonius of Thessalonica
Macedonius of Thessalonica or Macedonius Consul a Byzantine hypatos during the reign of Justinian, is the author of 42 epigrams in the Greek Anthology, the best of which are some delicate and fanciful amatory pieces...
, and others; but beyond this there is no other indication of his period.