Decimius Magnus Ausonius (ca.

310–ca.

395) is a Latin poet and teacher of rhetoric at Burdigala (Bordeaux, France).

For a time he is tutor to the future emperor Gratian, who afterwards bestows the Consulship on him.

His best-known poems are Mosella, a description of the river Moselle, and Ephemeris, an account of a typical day in his life.

His many other verses show his concern for his family, friends, teachers and circle of well-to-do acquaintances, and his delight in the technical handling of meter.