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Juvenal

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Decimus Junius Juvenalis (Latin: [ˈdɛkɪmʊs ˈjuːniʊs jʊwɛˈnaːlɪs]), known in English as Juvenal ( JOO-vən-əl; c. 55–128), was a Roman poet. He is the author of the Satires, a collection of satirical poems. The details of Juvenal's life are unclear, but references in his works to people from the late first and early second centuries AD suggest that he began writing no earlier than that time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juvenal is the 241st most popular writer (down from 195th in 2019), the 348th most popular biography from Italy (down from 272nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Italian Writer.

Juvenal is most famous for his satirical poems.

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Among writers, Juvenal ranks 241 out of 7,302. Before him are Paul Heyse, Shota Rustaveli, William Blake, Truman Capote, Lucian, and Friedrich Schlegel. After him are Ferdowsi, Prosper Mérimée, Lou Andreas-Salomé, W. H. Auden, Gerhart Hauptmann, and C. S. Lewis.

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Among people born in 50, Juvenal ranks 3. Before him are Judas Iscariot, and Epictetus. After him are Apollodorus of Damascus, Salome, Zacchaeus, Simon bar Kokhba, Rabbi Akiva, Simon Magus, Osroes I, Gaius Calpurnius Piso, and Phoebe. Among people deceased in 200, Juvenal ranks 2. Before him is Lucian. After him are Sun Ce, Longus, Justin, Artemidorus, Emperor Chūai, Lucius Artorius Castus, Vologases III of Parthia, Aretaeus of Cappadocia, Soranus of Ephesus, and Babrius.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Juvenal ranks 348 out of 5,161. Before him are Farinelli (1705), Pope Felix III (440), Pope Alexander IV (1200), Pope Gregory IV (790), Marsilio Ficino (1433), and Gordian III (225). After him are Paolo Uccello (1475), Giorgio Armani (1934), Vittore Carpaccio (1465), Pope Benedict III (810), Benvenuto Cellini (1500), and Pope Nicholas III (1215).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Juvenal ranks 18. Before him are Plautus (-254), Guillaume Apollinaire (1880), Catullus (-84), Carlo Goldoni (1707), Torquato Tasso (1544), and Pliny the Younger (61). After him are Grazia Deledda (1871), Dario Fo (1926), Primo Levi (1919), Sallust (-86), Ludovico Ariosto (1474), and Marcus Terentius Varro (-116).

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