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Livius Andronicus

280 BC - 200 BC

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Lucius Livius Andronicus (; Greek: Λούκιος Λίβιος Ανδρόνικος; c. 284 – c. 204 BC) was a Greco-Roman dramatist and epic poet of the Old Latin period during the Roman Republic. He began as an educator in the service of a noble family, producing Latin translations of Greek works, including Homer's Odyssey. The translations were meant, at first, as educational devices for the school which he founded. He also wrote works for the stage—both tragedies and comedies—which are regarded as the first dramatic works written in the Latin language. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Livius Andronicus is the 406th most popular writer (up from 473rd in 2019), the 573rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 595th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Italian Writer.

Livius Andronicus is most famous for being the first person to write a play in Latin. He wrote the play "The Trojan Women" which was about the Trojan War.

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Among writers, Livius Andronicus ranks 406 out of 7,302. Before him are Frank Herbert, William Wordsworth, Verner von Heidenstam, Ghalib, Graham Greene, and Susan Sontag. After him are Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Wilhelm Grimm, Jorge Amado, W. B. Yeats, Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, and Ahmad ibn Fadlan.

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Among people born in 280 BC, Livius Andronicus ranks 3. Before him are Han Fei, and Li Si. After him are Philo of Byzantium, Arsaces I of Parthia, Conon of Samos, Ariamnes of Cappadocia, Pyrrhus II of Epirus, Nicomedes, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. Among people deceased in 200 BC, Livius Andronicus ranks 1. After him are Gentius, Lucius Mummius Achaicus, Leonidas of Rhodes, Mithridates III of Pontus, Moschus, Wiman of Gojoseon, Horwennefer, Gnaeus Manlius Vulso, Gaius Laelius, Gaius Terentius Varro, and Ankhwennefer.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Livius Andronicus ranks 573 out of 5,161. Before him are Carlo Gesualdo (1566), Pope Benedict V (930), Giuseppe Farina (1906), Pope Stephen II (715), Lambert of Italy (880), and Scribonia (-70). After him are Publius Cornelius Scipio (-260), Filippino Lippi (1457), Lucius Aelius (101), Louis II of Italy (825), Bohemond I of Antioch (1054), and Alcmaeon of Croton (-510).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Livius Andronicus ranks 35. Before him are Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863), Theocritus (-315), Lorenzo Valla (1407), Cornelius Nepos (-100), Elena Ferrante (1943), and Giosuè Carducci (1835). After him are Pietro Aretino (1492), Ennius (-239), Propertius (-50), Fausto Cercignani (1941), Baldassare Castiglione (1478), and Statius (40).

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