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Valerius Maximus

100 BC - 100

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Valerius Maximus () was a 1st-century Latin writer and author of a collection of historical anecdotes: Factorum et dictorum memorabilium libri IX ("Nine books of memorable deeds and sayings", also known as De factis dictisque memorabilibus or Facta et dicta memorabilia). He worked during the reign of Tiberius (14 AD to 37 AD). During the Middle Ages, Valerius Maximus was one of the most copied Latin prose authors, second only to Priscian. More than 600 medieval manuscripts of his books have survived as a result. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valerius Maximus is the 780th most popular writer (down from 774th in 2019), the 973rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 934th in 2019) and the 70th most popular Italian Writer.

Valerius Maximus was a Roman historian and moral philosopher who wrote "Memorable Deeds and Sayings."

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Among writers, Valerius Maximus ranks 780 out of 7,302. Before him are William Beckford, Henry Fielding, H. L. Mencken, Arrigo Boito, Anna Seghers, and Ninon de l'Enclos. After him are Otto of Freising, Achim von Arnim, N. F. S. Grundtvig, Ben Jonson, Jerome K. Jerome, and Jun'ichirō Tanizaki.

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Among people born in 100 BC, Valerius Maximus ranks 23. Before him are Andronicus of Rhodes, Zebedee, Artabanus II of Parthia, Titus Labienus, Antigonus II Mattathias, and Aulus Plautius. After him are Vonones I, Artavasdes II of Armenia, Crixus, Ptolemy XI Alexander II, Antipater the Idumaean, and Aristobulus II. Among people deceased in 100, Valerius Maximus ranks 31. Before him are Thecla, Apollos, Zebedee, Lydia of Thyatira, Pontius Pilate's wife, and Silas. After him are Ananias of Damascus, Pomponius Mela, Phoebe, Cornelius the Centurion, Papias of Hierapolis, and Agabus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Valerius Maximus ranks 973 out of 5,161. Before him are Giorgio Morandi (1890), Arrigo Boito (1842), Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (1587), Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara (1545), Edda Mussolini (1910), and Occhiali (1519). After him are Guarino Guarini (1624), Gian Maria Volonté (1933), Antipope John XVI (1000), Franco Modigliani (1918), Faustina the Elder (105), and Gnaeus Naevius (-275).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Valerius Maximus ranks 70. Before him are Pietro Bembo (1470), Emilio Salgari (1862), Natalia Ginzburg (1916), Theognis of Megara (-570), Maurus Servius Honoratus (363), and Arrigo Boito (1842). After him are Gnaeus Naevius (-275), Cesare Pavese (1908), Gerard of Cremona (1114), Elsa Morante (1912), Stesichorus (-630), and Ibycus (-600).

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