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Severus Sanctus Endelechius (or Endelechus) was the writer of ''De Mortibus Boum'' (or ''Bovum''), i.e. ''On the Deaths of Cattle. It is a poem belonging to the classical bucolic tradition, but also concerned with Christian apologetics.〔Dennis E. Trout, ''Paulinus of Nola: Life, Letters, and Poems'' (1999), p. 110.〕 It mentions a cattle plague, which has been identified as rinderpest.〔(Rinderpest - LoveToKnow 1911 )〕 Another title is ''Carmen bucolicum de virtute signi crucis domini''.〔Walter W. Greg ().〕 He has been identified with a rhetorician Severus who was a friend of Paulinus of Nola known as Severus Rhetor.〔Carolinne White, ''Early Christian Latin Poets'' (2002), p. 70.〕 He probably lived towards the end of the 4th century. == References == * (Severus Sanctus Endelechus ), ''The Catholic Encyclopedia'', Volume XIII. *A. D. Lee, ''Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity: A Sourcebook'' (2000), pp. 130–1. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Severus Sanctus Endelechius」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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