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Nonius Marcellus

300 - 350

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Nonius Marcellus was a Roman grammarian of the 4th or 5th century AD. His only surviving work is the De compendiosa doctrina, a dictionary or encyclopedia in 20 books that shows his interests in antiquarianism and Latin literature from Plautus to Apuleius. Nonius may have come from Africa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nonius Marcellus is the 3,654th most popular writer (down from 3,170th in 2019). (down from 2,561st in 2019)

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Among writers, Nonius Marcellus ranks 3,654 out of 7,302Before him are Olga Orozco, Howard Pyle, Shibli Nomani, Václav Hanka, William Robertson Smith, and Movses Kaghankatvatsi. After him are Hryhorii Kvitka-Osnovianenko, Marie-Joseph Chénier, Carmen Laforet, Peter Andreas Heiberg, Katherine Anne Porter, and Etgar Keret.

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Among people born in 300, Nonius Marcellus ranks 73Before him are Maternus of Cologne, Proculus, Jacob of Nisibis, Pope Theonas of Alexandria, Basilina, and Pope Achillas of Alexandria. After him are Aphthonius of Antioch, Metrophanes of Byzantium, Julia Cornelia Paula, Austromoine, Marcia Otacilia Severa, and Fastida. Among people deceased in 350, Nonius Marcellus ranks 7Before him are Constans, Pappus of Alexandria, Nepotianus, Sextus Pompeius Festus, Hypatius of Gangra, and Eutropia. After him is Paul I of Constantinople.

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