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Marcus Velleius Paterculus

19 BC - 31

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Marcus Velleius Paterculus (; c. 19 BC – c. AD 31) was a Roman historian, soldier and senator. His Roman history, written in a highly rhetorical style, covered the period from the end of the Trojan War to AD 30, but is most useful for the period from the death of Caesar in 44 BC to the death of Augustus in AD 14. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcus Velleius Paterculus is the 43rd most popular historian (up from 55th in 2019), the 699th most popular biography from Italy (up from 820th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Historian.

Marcus Velleius Paterculus was a Roman historian who served as a military tribune in the army of Julius Caesar. He wrote a history of Rome from the time of its founding to the death of Caesar.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Marcus Velleius Paterculus ranks 43 out of 561. Before him are Hippolyte Taine, Quintus Curtius Rufus, Leonardo Bruni, Jacques Le Goff, Adam of Bremen, and Ali ibn al-Athir. After him are Erwin Panofsky, Al-Baladhuri, Socrates of Constantinople, Lucien Febvre, François Guizot, and Yuval Noah Harari.

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Among people born in 19 BC, Marcus Velleius Paterculus ranks 1. After him is Julia the Younger. Among people deceased in 31, Marcus Velleius Paterculus ranks 4. Before him are John the Baptist, Livilla, and Nero Julius Caesar. After him is Sejanus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Marcus Velleius Paterculus ranks 699 out of 5,161. Before him are Tibullus (-50), Virna Lisi (1936), Rodolfo Graziani (1882), Alexander of Battenberg (1857), Eros Ramazzotti (1963), and Bernardo Bellotto (1721). After him are Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778), Giovanni Paisiello (1740), Constance, Queen of Sicily (1154), Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360), Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590), and Kurt Schuschnigg (1897).

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Among HISTORIANS In Italy

Among historians born in Italy, Marcus Velleius Paterculus ranks 5. Before him are Livy (-59), Diodorus Siculus (-90), Suetonius (70), and Leonardo Bruni (1370). After him are Poggio Bracciolini (1380), Francesco Guicciardini (1483), Euhemerus (-330), Carlo Ginzburg (1939), Timaeus (-350), Flavio Biondo (1388), and Tyrannius Rufinus (345).

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