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Faltonia Betitia Proba
Also known as Proba
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- born. c. 322medium · Wikidata P569
- died. c. 370medium · Wikidata P570
Roman poet whose Cento recast Virgil's lines to tell biblical history.
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Faltonia Betitia Proba was a Latin Roman Christian poet. A member of one of the most influential aristocratic families, she composed the Cento Vergilianus de laudibus Christi, a cento composed with verses by Virgil re-ordered to form an epic poem centred on the life of Jesus.
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- Faltonia Betitia Proba · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikidata Q570034 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1907-1912) article · Various (Catholic Encyclopedia)Accessed 2026-11-12 · 1907-1912 text public domain in the US; dated and confessional, use for history of reception
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- Q570034
- VIAF 261492478
- Library of Congress n81020207
- Trismegistos author 717
- Perseus 1696
- Catholic Encyclopedia 12440a
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