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Gaius Valerius Flaccus

45 - 95

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Gaius Valerius Flaccus (; died c. AD 90) was a 1st-century Roman poet who flourished during the "Silver Age" under the Flavian dynasty, and wrote a Latin Argonautica that owes a great deal to Apollonius of Rhodes' more famous epic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaius Valerius Flaccus is the 664th most popular writer (up from 1,139th in 2019), the 830th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,278th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Italian Writer.

Gaius Valerius Flaccus is most famous for his poem, "Argonautica," which tells the story of Jason and the Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece.

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Among writers, Gaius Valerius Flaccus ranks 664 out of 7,302. Before him are Giacomo Leopardi, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Ingeborg Bachmann, Francesca da Rimini, and Alvin Toffler. After him are Carlos Fuentes, Curzio Malaparte, Luis de Góngora, Carlo Gozzi, Madame Roland, and A. A. Milne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 45, Gaius Valerius Flaccus ranks 1. After him are Ban Zhao, Domitilla the Younger, and Tettius Julianus. Among people deceased in 95, Gaius Valerius Flaccus ranks 1. After him are Gaius Musonius Rufus, and Titus Flavius Clemens.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gaius Valerius Flaccus ranks 830 out of 5,161. Before him are Joachim of Fiore (1135), Gian Carlo Menotti (1911), Giacomo Leopardi (1798), Francesca da Rimini (1259), Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1769), and Peter, King of Hungary (1011). After him are Margherita of Savoy (1851), Alessandro Algardi (1595), Curzio Malaparte (1898), Jacopo Bassano (1510), Carlo Gozzi (1720), and Alexius of Rome (400).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Gaius Valerius Flaccus ranks 55. Before him are Poliziano (1454), Gabriele Amorth (1925), Giambattista Basile (1566), Eugenio Montale (1896), Giacomo Leopardi (1798), and Francesca da Rimini (1259). After him are Curzio Malaparte (1898), Carlo Gozzi (1720), Pietro Metastasio (1698), Vittoria Colonna (1490), Antonio Tabucchi (1943), and Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749).

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