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Dracontius

455 - 505

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Blossius Aemilius Dracontius (c. 455 – c. 505 AD) of Carthage was a Christian poet who flourished in Roman Africa during the latter part of the 5th century. He belonged to a family of landowners, and practiced as a lawyer in his native place. After the conquest of the country by the Vandals, Dracontius was at first allowed to retain possession of his estates, but was subsequently despoiled of his property and thrown into prison by the Vandal king Gaiseric, whose triumphs he had omitted to celebrate, while he had written a panegyric on a foreign and hostile ruler. He subsequently addressed an elegiac poem to the king, asking pardon, and pleading for release. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dracontius is the 2,979th most popular writer (up from 3,095th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Tunisia (down from 65th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Tunisian Writer.

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Among writers, Dracontius ranks 2,979 out of 7,302. Before him are Fumiko Hayashi, Salimbene di Adam, Mahasweta Devi, Marija Jurić Zagorka, Abraham Goldfaden, and Robert de Nola. After him are Tom Sharpe, Willibald Pirckheimer, L. Sprague de Camp, Félix Fénéon, Dominique Lapierre, and Crates.

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Among people born in 455, Dracontius ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 505, Dracontius ranks 1. After him is Pope John I of Alexandria.

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In Tunisia

Among people born in Tunisia, Dracontius ranks 67 out of 210. Before him are Asad ibn al-Furat (759), Mohamed Bouazizi (1984), Nemesianus (300), Abdellatif Kechiche (1960), Hamadi Jebali (1949), and Gisèle Halimi (1927). After him are Nicola Pietrangeli (1933), Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri (711), Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya (850), Tewhida Ben Sheikh (1909), Sitt al-Mulk (970), and Mohammed Mzali (1925).

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Among WRITERS In Tunisia

Among writers born in Tunisia, Dracontius ranks 6. Before him are Terence (-185), Avienus (305), Albert Memmi (1920), Nemesianus (300), and Gisèle Halimi (1927). After him are Aboul-Qacem Echebbi (1909), and Ahlam Mosteghanemi (1953).

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