Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. II, 1949

Asterius, Turcius Rufus

ASTERIO, TURCIO RUFO

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ASTERIUS, TURCIUS RUFUS. - Consul of the West in 494 A.D.; according to indications in ancient manuscripts, he would have published the Paschale Carmen of Sedulius: but this report is contradicted by the Paschale Opus, in which the author assumes his poem is already known.

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BIBL.: J. Huemer, in the preface to the ed. of Sedulius, CSEL, 10, Vienna 1881, p. VII; U. Moricca, Storia della letteratura latina cristiana, III, Turin n.d., p. 54 ff.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II (1949), coll. 218–219.

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Pellegrino, Michele. “Asterio, turcio rufo.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, coll. 218–219. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/asterio-turcio-rufo.

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Pellegrino, Michele. “Asterio, turcio rufo.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, coll. 218–219. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/asterio-turcio-rufo.

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@incollection{ec2_asterio_turcio_rufo,
  author    = {Pellegrino, Michele},
  title     = {Asterio, turcio rufo},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {II},
  pages     = {218--219},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/asterio-turcio-rufo}
}

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