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4th Century Almannic Woman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bissula (flourished in 4th century AD) was an Alemannic woman in the 4th century.[1][2] She was captured by the Romans in 368 at the Battle of Solicinium, in the area of Württemberg, at a young age and became a slave of the Roman poet Ausonius who had participated in the campaign.[3][4] Ausonius, who by then was a widower of about 60 years of age, fell in love with Bissula and released her from slavery. He wrote a poem on her, de Bissula ("About Bissula"), which he sent to his friend Paulus.[5][4]
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