Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II/Volume III/Lives of Illustrious Men/Jerome/Acilius Severus the senator

by Philip Schaff et al.

Chapter CXI.

{{small-caps|Acilius Severus^[1] of Spain, of the family of that Severus to whom Lactantius’ two books of Epistles are addressed, composed a volume of mingled poetry and prose which is a sort of guide book to his whole life. This he called Calamity or Trial.^[2] He died in the reign of Valentinianus.

Footnotes

1. Died before 376. Fabricius and Migne read Aquilus, Honorius has Achilius but the mss.}} read as above. This is the only source of information and the work is lost.
2. Trial“Vicissitudes or proofs.” Matougues.