person
Alpinus
also: Alpinus
A nickname for a bombastic epic poet (usually identified with Furius Bibaculus) who 'murders' Memnon and the Rhine in inflated verse.
Reading notes
- The Satires §1.10 Alpinus butchers
A nickname for a bombastic epic poet (often identified with Furius Bibaculus) who 'murders' grand themes in inflated verse.
- The Satires §2.5 or Furius
The bombastic poet Furius (Bibaculus), the 'Alpinus' of Satire 1.10; his swollen line about snowing on the Alps is quoted to fill out a long wait.