At the request of the Roman Emperor Diocletian, he became an official professor of rhetoric in Nicomedia; the voyage from Africa is described in his poem Hodoeporicum (now lost).
Atas permintaan Kaisar Romawi Diocletian, ia menjadi profesor retorik resmi di Nicomedia; perjalanannya dari Afrika ke Nicomedia digambarkan dalam suatu sajaknya Hodoeporicum (sekarang hilang).