Peragit tranquilla potestas quod violenta nequit; mandataque fortius urget imperiosa quies. - Claudian

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Peragit tranquilla potestas
quod violenta nequit; mandataque fortius urget
imperiosa quies.

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Claudius Claudianus (c. 370 – 404 AD), known in English as Claudian, was an Alexandrian poet, writing first in Greek and later in Latin. By many he is considered the last of the great Classical Latin poets. English quotations here are taken from the translation by Maurice Platnauer in the Loeb Classical Library.

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Alternative Names: Claudius Claudianus Claudianus Claudius Claudianus of Alexandria
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