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Avienus

305 - 375

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Postumius Rufius Festus Avienius (or Avienus) was a Latin writer of the 4th century AD. He was a native of Volsinii in Etruria, from the distinguished family of the Rufii Festi. Avienius is not identical with the historian Festus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Avienus is the 978th most popular writer (up from 1,482nd in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Tunisia (up from 41st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Tunisian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Avienus ranks 978 out of 7,302. Before him are Venantius Fortunatus, Jean Giraudoux, Viktor Shklovsky, Abraham Abulafia, Sonia Rykiel, and Hélène Cixous. After him are Sin Saimdang, Victorien Sardou, Bruce Chatwin, Heinrich Kramer, Philip Pullman, and Basava.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 305, Avienus ranks 3. Before him are Pope Damasus I, and Crispus.  Among people deceased in 375, Avienus ranks 2. Before him is Valentinian I. After him are Geunchogo of Baekje, and Firmus.

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In Tunisia

Among people born in Tunisia, Avienus ranks 28 out of 210. Before him are Julia of Corsica (420), Pierre Agostini (1941), Gunthamund (450), Macrobius (370), Kais Saied (1958), and Moncef Marzouki (1945). After him are Mohamed Ghannouchi (1941), Hasdrubal the Boetharch (-200), Sabinianus (200), Hasdrubal the Fair (-270), Arnobius (255), and Azzedine Alaïa (1935).

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Among WRITERS In Tunisia

Among writers born in Tunisia, Avienus ranks 2. Before him are Terence (-185). After him are Albert Memmi (1920), Nemesianus (300), Gisèle Halimi (1927), Dracontius (455), Aboul-Qacem Echebbi (1909), and Ahlam Mosteghanemi (1953).

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