Faltonia Betitia Proba

Faltonia Betitia Proba
Notable work
SpouseClodius Celsinus Adelphius
Children
FatherPetronius Probianus

Faltonia Betitia Proba (c. 306/315 CE – c. 353/366 CE) was a Latin Roman Christian poet. A member of one of the most influential aristocratic families, she composed the Cento Vergilianus de laudibus Christi, a cento composed with verses by Virgil re-ordered to form an epic poem centred on the life of Jesus.

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