is a collection of 14 poems of various lengths and metres on mainly Roman and Spanish martyrs, written by the Latin Christian poet Aurelius Prudentius Clemens (348-after 404/5 AD). More specifically, the poems and the martyrs or subjects they are referring to are as follows:
Perist. 1 – Emeterius and Chelidonius;
Perist. 2 – Lawrence;
Perist. 3 – Eulalia;
Perist. 4 – 18 martyrs of Zaragoza;
Perist. 5 – Vincent;
Perist. 6 – Fructuosus, Augurius and Eulogius;
Perist. 7 – Quirinus;
Perist. 8 – a baptistery in Calahorra;
Perist. 9 – Cassian;
Perist. 10 – Romanus;
Perist. 11 – Hippolytus;
Perist. 12 – apostles Peter and Paul;
Perist. 13 – Cyprian;
Perist. 14 – Agnes.
Most of the poems of the Peristephanon have a tripartite structure, consisting of an
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Citation: Tsartsidis, Thomas. "Peristephanon". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 29 May 2019 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=38881, accessed 26 April 2024.]
