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Claudian: The Carmina Minora

The entire extant body of Claudian's work is onsite, in the original Latin and in English translation. This page is merely an index to the "shorter poems" that comprise less than 15% of his output. If then you're just landing on this page from a search engine — for the larger poems, introductory material, citation and copyright details, and site layout: see the Claudian orientation page, one level up.

Latin Text	English Translation
I: Ad Stilichonem	1: To Stilicho
II: Descriptio portus Smyrnensis	2: Description of the harbour at Smyrna.
III: Ad Aeternalem	3: To Aeternalis
IV: Descriptio armenti	4: Description of a Herd
V: Est in conspectu longe locus	5: A distant Scene
VI: Rimanti telum ira facit	6: Anger affords a weapon to him who seeks one
VII: De quadriga marmorea	7: Statue of a Chariot
VIII: De Polycaste et Perdicca	8: Of Polycaste and Perdiccas
IX: De hystrice	9: The Porcupine
X: De birro castoreo	10: Of Beaver's Overcoat
XI: In sepulchrum speciosae	11: On the Tomb of a Beauty
XII: De balneis Quintianis quae in via posita erant	12: Quintius' Baths
XIII: In podagrum qui carmina sua non stare dicebat	13: To a gouty Critic
XIV: Ad Maximum qui ei mel misit	14: To thank Maximus for a Gift of Honey
XV: De paupere amante	15: The Poor Lover
XVI: De eodem	16: The Same.
XVII: De piis fratribus et de statuis eorum quae sunt apud Catinam	17: On the Statues of Two Brothers at Catina
XVIII: De mulabus Gallicis	18: Of French Mules
XIX: Epistula ad Gennadium exproconsule	19: Letter to Gennadius, ex-Proconsul
XX: De sene Veronensi qui Suburbium numquam egressus est	20: Of an old Man of Verona who never left his home
XXI‑XXII: De Theodoro et Hadriano; Deprecatio ad Hadrianum	21‑22: On Theodore and Hadrian; Apology to Hadrian
XXIII: Deprecatio in Alethium quaestorem	23: Apology to Alethius, the Quaestor
XXIV: De lucusta	24: The Lobster
XXV: Epithalamium Palladio et Celerinae	25: Epithalamium of Palladius and Celerina
XXVI: Aponus	26: Aponus
XXVII: Phoenix	27: The Phoenix
XXVIII: Nilus	28: The Nile
XXIX: De Magnete	29: The Magnet
XXX: Laus Serenae	30: In Praise of Serena
XXXI: Epistula ad Serenam	31: Letter to Serena
XXXII: de Salvatore	32: The Savior
XXXIII‑XXXIX: De Crystallo cui aqua inerat	33‑39: On a Crystal Enclosing a Drop of Water
XL‑XLI: Epistula ad Olybrium; Ad Probinum	40‑41: Letters to Olybrius and to Probinus
XLII: De apro et leone	42: The Wild Boar and the Lion
XLIII: In Curetium	43: Against Curetius
XLIV: In eundem Curetium	44: The Same
XLV: De concha	45: The Shell
XLVI: De chlamyde et frenis	46: On a Cloak and a Bridle
XLVII: De equo dono dato	47: On a Gift to a Horse
XLVIII: De zona equi regii missa Honorio Augusto a Serena.	48: On a Strap embroidered by Serena for Honorius' Horse
XLIX: De torpedine	49: The Electric Ray
L: In Iacobum magistrum equitum	50: Against James Commander of the Cavalry
LI: In sphaeram Archimedis	51: Archimedes' Sphere
LII: Gigantomachia	52: The Battle of the Giants

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