Sextus Propertius

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Born Between	55 BCE and 43 BCE • Assisi • Italy
Died After	16 BCE • Rome • Italy
Notable Works	“Cynthia”
Movement / Style	Augustan Age

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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry

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