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Gaius Lucilius

180 BC - 102 BC

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Gaius Lucilius (180, 168 or 148 BC – 103 BC) was the earliest Roman satirist, of whose writings only fragments remain. A Roman citizen of the equestrian class, he was born at Suessa Aurunca in Campania, and was a member of the Scipionic Circle. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaius Lucilius is the 858th most popular writer (up from 872nd in 2019), the 1,043rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,004th in 2019) and the 78th most popular Italian Writer.

Gaius Lucilius was a Roman poet and satirist who is most famous for his satirical poem, "Satires."

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Among writers, Gaius Lucilius ranks 858 out of 7,302. Before him are Menippus, Jonas Lie, Andrea Camilleri, Julian Barnes, Pope Dionysius of Alexandria, and Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen. After him are Al-Zamakhshari, Georges Bernanos, Yanka Kupala, Stephen Covey, Jens Peter Jacobsen, and Vātsyāyana.

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Among people born in 180 BC, Gaius Lucilius ranks 3. Before him are Apollodorus of Athens, and Viriathus. After him are Publius Mucius Scaevola, Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus, Ariarathes VI of Cappadocia, Lucius Coelius Antipater, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Porcina. Among people deceased in 102 BC, Gaius Lucilius ranks 1. 

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gaius Lucilius ranks 1,043 out of 5,161. Before him are Luigi Cadorna (1850), Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma (1870), Fra Dolcino (1250), Taddeo Gaddi (1290), Romano Mussolini (1927), and Renata Tebaldi (1922). After him are Eleanor de' Medici (1567), Giuliano da Sangallo (1445), Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli (1856), Giuseppe Siri (1906), Blessed Gerard (1047), and Vincenzo Viviani (1622).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Gaius Lucilius ranks 78. Before him are Cesare Pavese (1908), Gerard of Cremona (1114), Elsa Morante (1912), Stesichorus (-630), Ibycus (-600), and Andrea Camilleri (1925). After him are Guido Cavalcanti (1258), Marie Mancini (1639), Italo Svevo (1861), Lucius Accius (-170), Gaius Asinius Pollio (-76), and Venantius Fortunatus (530).

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