Faltonia Betitia Proba Books

Faltonia Betitia Proba was a significant Latin Christian poetess of Late Antiquity. Hailing from an influential aristocratic family, she gained renown for her epic work composed entirely of verses by Virgil. In this unique composition, known as a 'cento,' she rearranged the lines to tell the story of Jesus Christ's life. Her work represents a remarkable synthesis of classical poetry and Christian faith, establishing her as one of the most influential Latin poetesses of her era.

Cento Vergilianus
195 pages
7 hours of reading
In 1888 K. Schenkl published the first critical edition of Proba’s Cento. Schenkl knew about 25 manuscripts, only eleven of which are referred to in his apparatus. Since that time about 70 new manuscripts have been discovered; this volume provides a full description of the manuscript tradition in the praefatio and demonstrates that the tradition originates from a manuscript preserved near Aachen, probably at the court of Charles the Great.

Cento Vergilianus