Aurelius Prudentius Clement (348 - after 405) is the largest Christian poet of Latin Antiquity. Having made a career as a high-level Roman administrator, Prudentius took up poetry in his later years, gaining fame as the “Christian Horace” and the founder of the allegorical poem. The book introduces the Russian reader for the first time to two major works of Prudentius - the poem “Psychomachy”, in the Virgilian spirit, depicting the battle of personified virtues and vices, and the cycle of hymns “Peristephanon”, glorifying Christian martyrs. CONTENTS: R.A. Shmarakov. Reasonable Prudentius 3Introduction 29Psychomachy 31PeristephanonI. Hymn in honor of the holy martyrs Emeterius and Chelidonius of Calagurritan 57II. Hymn in honor of the passion of the most blessed martyr Davrentius 61III. Hymn in honor of the passion of the most blessed martyr Eulalia 76IV. Hymn in honor of the eighteen holy martyrs of Caesareagustan 82V. Passion of the Holy Martyr Vincent 88VI. Hymn in honor of the most blessed martyrs Fructuosus, bishop of the Church of Tarracona, and deacons Augurius and Eulogius 103VII. Hymn in honor of the martyr Quirinus, bishop of the Siscian Church 108VIII. About the place where the martyrs suffered, and now the baptistery of Kalagurra 111IX. Passion of Saint Cassian from the Cornelian Forum 112X. Holy Martyr Romanus verbs against the pagans 114XI. To Bishop Valerian about the passion of the most blessed martyr Hippolytus 147XII. Passion of the Apostles Peter and Paul 153XIII. Passion of Cyprian 155XIV. The Passion of Agnes 158Translation by Roman Shmarakov 261Dittocheon 163Epilogue 173Comments 174Name index 246Literature 254List of abbreviations 259