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1st-century Roman poets
- OvidPublius Ovidius Naso was born on the 20th of March in 43 BC within the Paelignian town of Sulmo. This Apennine valley settlement lies east of Rome and served…
- JuvenalThe name Decimus Junius Juvenalis appears in a single inscription found at Aquinum, yet the life of this Roman poet remains shrouded in speculation.
- DomitianDomitian entered the world on the 24th of October 51 in Rome. He was the youngest son of Titus Flavius Vespasianus and Flavia Domitilla Major.
- PetroniusGaius Petronius Arbiter lived during the reign of Emperor Nero in ancient Rome. He served as suffect consul in 62 AD, a high political office that placed him…
- MartialMarcus Valerius Martialis was born in the town of Augusta Bilbilis, now known as Calatayud, during March between 38 and 41 AD.
- PersiusAulus Persius Flaccus arrived in the capital at age twelve. He came from Volterra, a small Etruscan city near Pisa. His family held equestrian rank and good…
- StatiusPublius Papinius Statius grew up in the Bay of Naples during the early years of the first century. His father, a native of Velia, moved to Rome and taught…
- TitusTitus Flavius Vespasianus entered the world on the 30th of December 39 AD in Rome. His family name was Flavia, a gens that rose from obscurity to imperial…
- GermanicusGermanicus Julius Caesar entered the world on the 24th of May 15 BC in Rome. He was born to Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia Minor, placing him at the heart…
- LucanMarcus Annaeus Lucanus arrived in the Roman colony of Corduba on the 3rd of November AD 39. He entered a wealthy family with central Italic origins that…