Notable Work
elegia
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q8825 · wikidata
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Gaius Cornelius Gallus
-0069-01-01 – -0026-01-01
Life & Legacy
Gaius Cornelius Gallus (c. 70 – 26 BC) was a Roman poet, orator, politician and military commander, at one time appointed by the Emperor Augustus as prefect of Roman Egypt. Only nine lines of his poetry are extant today, but he was much read in antiquity; Ovid considered him one of the major Latin poets of his age.
Occupation & Career
poet, politician, orator, writer, military personnel, epigrammatist, elegist
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
elegia
Legacy Highlights
Notable Work
elegia
Verified Legacy Record
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q8825 — wikidata View source
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