Claudian's In Eutropium

From A.D. 395 to 404, Claudian was the court poet of the Western Roman Empire, ruled by Honorius. In 399 the eunuch Eutropius, the grand chamberlain and power behind the Eastern Roman throne of Honorius''s brother Arcadius, became consul. The poem In Eutropium is Claudian''s brilliantly nasty response. In it he vilifies Eutropius and calls on Honorius''s general, Stilicho, to redeem this disgrace ...