Ordo urbium nobilium

The Order of Famous Cities

Author

Ausonius

Language

Late Latin

Year

c. 390

Country

Roman Empire

Genre

Epic / Long-form / Standalone Poem

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Ordo Urbium Nobilium is a Latin poem in dactylic hexameter by Decimus Magnus Ausonius. It was written after a journey Ausonius took through the Roman Empire between the years 388 and 390 CE. The poem lists brief descriptions of the major cities of the Roman Empire and ranks them from the most important to the least important.