Avienus
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Ăvĭēnus: i, m.: Rufus Festus Avienus,
I a Roman poet in the last half of the fourth century, whose most distinguished work is a Metaphrasis Periegesos Dionysii, and a metaphrase of the Phœnomena of Aratus; cf. Bähr, Lit. Gesch. pp. 128 sq. and 153; Teuffel. Rom. Lit. § 413.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Ăvĭēnus,¹⁵ ī, m., Rufus Festus Aviénus, poète latin, traducteur des Phénomènes d’Aratus.
Latin > German (Georges)
Aviēnus, ī, m., vollst. Rufus Festus A., ein röm. Dichter, gegen das Ende des 4. Jahrh. n. Chr., Übersetzer von Arati Phaenomena, Serv. Verg. Aen. 10, 272. Vgl. W. Teuffel Gesch. der röm. Literat.5 § 420.
