Propertius Propertius

Propertius - Definition and Overview

Sextus Aurelius Propertius was a Latin elegiac poet born between 57 BC and 46 BC in or near Mevania, who died in around 12 BC.

Like Virgil and Ovid, Propertius was also a member of the poetic circle that collected around Mæcenas. He became the close personal friend of Ovid, and spent most of his life in Rome. Little more is known of his life.

Propertius's surviving work consists of four books of Elegies.

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Example Usage of Propertius

nili_k: Aşkın gözü kördür sözünü M.Ö bir tarihte Propertius diye bir şair söylemiş meğer! Güneşin altında yeni bir şey yok yani! Bunu kim söylemiş??
RCDLoan: Let each man pass his days in that wherein his skill is greatest. -Sextus Propertius #quote
rahmafathia: Everybody in love is blind -Propertius
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