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Sidonius Apollinaris
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Gaulish poet, aristocrat and bishop (430-489)

Also known as: Apollinaris Sidonius, Gaius Sollius Apollinaris Sidoniu, Gaius Sollius Modestus Apollinaris Sidonius, Gaius Sollius Modestus Sidonius Apollinaris, Saint Sidonius Apollinaris, Сидоний Аполлинарий

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Known works

  • Apollinaris Sidonius, Carm. 22
  • Sidonius
  • Le nozze di Polemio e Araneola
  • The letters of Sidonius
  • Gai Sollii Apollinaris Sidonii epistulae et carmina