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Licinius Macer Calvus

82 BC - 47 BC

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Gaius Licinius Macer Calvus (28 May 82 BC – c. 46 BC) was an orator and poet of ancient Rome. Son of Licinius Macer and thus a member of the gens Licinia, he was a friend of the poet Catullus, whose style and subject matter he shared. Calvus's oratorical style opposed the "Asian" school in favor of a simpler Attic model: he characterized Cicero as "solutum et enervem" (loose and nerveless), while Cicero described him as "exsanguem et aridum" (bloodless and dry). However, there was no enmity between these two, and Cicero praised Calvus highly. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Licinius Macer Calvus is the 2,561st most popular writer (up from 3,282nd in 2019), the 2,429th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,877th in 2019) and the 165th most popular Italian Writer.

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Among writers, Licinius Macer Calvus ranks 2,561 out of 7,302. Before him are Dnyaneshwar, Marie Corelli, Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Herman Gorter, Maurice Joly, and Archibald Gracie IV. After him are Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, Tom Peters, Okakura Kakuzō, Karin Fossum, David Crystal, and Camilo Castelo Branco.

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Among people born in 82 BC, Licinius Macer Calvus ranks 3. Before him are Burebista, and Varro Atacinus. After him is Marcus Caelius Rufus. Among people deceased in 47 BC, Licinius Macer Calvus ranks 4. Before him are Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator, Pharnaces II of Pontus, and Aulus Gabinius.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Licinius Macer Calvus ranks 2,429 out of 5,161. Before him are Mauro Bolognini (1922), Giovanni Antonio Magini (1555), Leonardo Del Vecchio (1935), Claudia Marcella Major (-41), Joseph Bonanno (1905), and Archduke Leopold Ludwig of Austria (1823). After him are Carlo Cignani (1628), Romaine Brooks (1874), Marcello Tegalliano (700), Pietro Nenni (1891), Maurizio Cattelan (1960), and Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma (1635).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Licinius Macer Calvus ranks 165. Before him are Michele Ruggieri (1543), Luigi Alamanni (1495), Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus (100), Hermas (150), Sibilla Aleramo (1876), and Giovanni Pascoli (1855). After him are Giovanni de' Bardi (1534), Ottavio Rinuccini (1562), Giulio Angioni (1939), Bernardo Dovizi (1470), Ada Negri (1870), and Elio Vittorini (1908).

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