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Aulus Gellius

123 - 180

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Aulus Gellius (c. 125 – after 180 AD) was a Roman author and grammarian, who was probably born and certainly brought up in Rome. He was educated in Athens, after which he returned to Rome. He is famous for his Attic Nights, a commonplace book, or compilation of notes on grammar, philosophy, history, antiquarianism, and other subjects, preserving fragments of the works of many authors who might otherwise be unknown today. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aulus Gellius is the 615th most popular writer (down from 515th in 2019), the 776th most popular biography from Italy (down from 657th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Italian Writer.

Aulus Gellius is most famous for his work entitled "Noctes Atticae" which is a collection of anecdotes, short biographies, and digressions.

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Among writers, Aulus Gellius ranks 615 out of 7,302. Before him are Titus Pomponius Atticus, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Ludwig Tieck, Sei Shōnagon, Alain Robbe-Grillet, and Amin Maalouf. After him are Harold Pinter, Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Saint Naum, Louise de La Vallière, Raymond Queneau, and Han Kang.

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Among people born in 123, Aulus Gellius ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 180, Aulus Gellius ranks 4. Before him are Marcus Aurelius, Pausanias, and Gaius. After him are Tatian, Melito of Sardis, Polyaenus, and Hegesippus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Aulus Gellius ranks 776 out of 5,161. Before him are Titus Pomponius Atticus (-110), Angela Merici (1474), Luca Giordano (1634), Faustina the Younger (125), Gianluigi Buffon (1978), and Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (-229). After him are Luca della Robbia (1399), Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (1759), Agathocles of Syracuse (-361), Ottorino Respighi (1879), Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (1860), and Peter Lombard (1096).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Aulus Gellius ranks 48. Before him are Alessandro Manzoni (1785), Edmondo De Amicis (1846), Tibullus (-50), Salvatore Quasimodo (1901), Dino Buzzati (1906), and Titus Pomponius Atticus (-110). After him are Poliziano (1454), Gabriele Amorth (1925), Giambattista Basile (1566), Eugenio Montale (1896), Giacomo Leopardi (1798), and Francesca da Rimini (1259).

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