In Eutropium

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In Eutropium is a late antique Latin invective poem by Claudian that viciously attacks the eunuch consul Eutropius and satirizes the politics of the Eastern Roman court.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin poem ⓘ
invective poem ⓘ
late antique work ⓘ
associatedWith Arcadius ⓘ
Theodosius I era ⓘ
author Claudian ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Roman Empire ⓘ
criticizes Eastern Roman imperial politics ⓘ
abuses of power at court ⓘ
court eunuchs ⓘ
culturalContext Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
depicts Eastern Roman court politics ⓘ
genre invective ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
literaryForm poetry ⓘ
literaryMovement late Roman panegyric and invective tradition ⓘ
literaryTradition Latin literature ⓘ
mainTheme abuse of political power ⓘ
court corruption ⓘ
hostility toward eunuchs in Roman culture ⓘ
portrays Eutropius as a corrupt court official ⓘ
Eutropius as a eunuch ⓘ
setting Eastern Roman imperial court ⓘ
subject Eutropius ⓘ
target Eutropius ⓘ
timePeriod late antiquity ⓘ
tone satirical ⓘ
vitriolic ⓘ
workType political satire ⓘ

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Claudian → notableWork → In Eutropium ⓘ