æt ðɪs ˈɜːli ˈeɪdʒ hiː ˈɛdɪɾᵻd ðə "lˈaɪbɚ hɪmnˈoːɹəm" ʌv pɹuːdˈɛntɪəs, ænd mˌeɪd ɐ ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən baɪ hɪz lˈɛktʃɚz ˌɔn vˈɜːdʒɪl, hˈoːɹəs, sˈælʌst, ænd sˈaɪsɹoʊ.
At this early age he edited the "Liber Hymnorum" of Prudentius, and made a reputation by his lectures on Virgil, Horace, Sallust, and Cicero.