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Propertius, Sextus
(Sex¦tus Pro|per¦tius)
Pronunciation:
/prəˈpəːʃəs/
(
circa
50-
circa
16
bc
)
, Roman poet. His four books of elegies are largely concerned with his love affair with a woman whom he called Cynthia.
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