Cena Cypriani
| Cena Cypriani | |
|---|---|
| Coena Cypriani Feast of Cyprian | |
| Author(s) | Unknown |
| Language | Latin |
| Date | c. 400 (?) |
| Provenance | Northern Italy |
| Manuscript(s) | 54 |
| First printed edition | 1564 |
| Genre | Biblical parody, Symposium |
| Subject | A wedding feast |
The Cena or Coena Cypriani (i.e. "Feast of Cyprian") is an anonymous prose work written in Latin. Tradition ascribes original authorship to the 3rd-century saint Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, but the text was probably written around 400. There is not a full consensus on this date: according to Arthur Lapôtre, it was written under the rule of the Emperor Julian the Apostate (361–363). It is a late example of a symposium.