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Propertius

50 BC - 14 BC

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Sextus Propertius was a Latin elegiac poet of the Augustan age. He was born around 50–45 BC in Assisium (now Assisi) and died shortly after 15 BC. Propertius' surviving work comprises four books of Elegies (Elegiae). He was a friend of the poets Gallus and Virgil and, with them, had as his patron Maecenas and, through Maecenas, the emperor Augustus. Although Propertius was not as renowned in his own time as other Latin elegists, he is today regarded by scholars as a major poet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Propertius is the 423rd most popular writer (up from 443rd in 2019), the 600th most popular biography from Italy (down from 567th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Italian Writer.

Propertius is most famous for his love poems to Cynthia.

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Among writers, Propertius ranks 423 out of 7,302. Before him are Arthur de Gobineau, Jack Kerouac, Pietro Aretino, Paula Hitler, Ennius, and John Galsworthy. After him are Ian Fleming, Attar of Nishapur, Isabelle de Charrière, Saint-John Perse, Jacques Prévert, and William of Rubruck.

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Among people born in 50 BC, Propertius ranks 1. After him are Nicodemus, Tibullus, Wang Zhaojun, Marcus Manilius, Philip II Philoromaeus, Valerius Gratus, Shammai, Tiridates III of Parthia, Lucius Cassius Longinus, Namhae of Silla, and Liu Xin. Among people deceased in 14 BC, Propertius ranks 1. After him is Lucius Varius Rufus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Propertius ranks 600 out of 5,161. Before him are Ennius (-239), Giulio Caccini (1551), Laura Bassi (1711), Pope John XIII (930), Francesco Redi (1626), and Pope Anastasius II (450). After him are Servilia (-104), Angelo Sodano (1927), Bonaventura Cavalieri (1598), Paolo Rossi (1956), Pope Leo VI (914), and Nero Julius Caesar (6).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Propertius ranks 38. Before him are Cornelius Nepos (-100), Elena Ferrante (1943), Giosuè Carducci (1835), Livius Andronicus (-280), Pietro Aretino (1492), and Ennius (-239). After him are Fausto Cercignani (1941), Baldassare Castiglione (1478), Statius (40), Alessandro Manzoni (1785), Edmondo De Amicis (1846), and Tibullus (-50).

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