Domitius Marsus

Background

Neither the birth date nor the place of birth of Domitius Marsus are unknown.

Career

The information about the origin and life of Domitius Mars is rather scarce.

It is known that Domitius Marsus was the author of a collection of epigrams called Cicuta ("hemlock") from their bitter sarcasm, and of a beautiful epitaph on the death of Tibullus; of elegiac poems, probably of an erotic character; of an epic poem Amazonis; and of a prose work on wit (De urbanitate).

Achievements

• Domitius Marsus was an honored writer and epigrammist.

Connections

Friend:

Publius Vergilius Maro