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Letter writers in Latin
- CiceroMarcus Tullius Cicero was born on the 3rd of January 106 BC in the hill town of Arpinum. His family belonged to the wealthy equestrian order, yet his name…
- Augustine of HippoIn 354, Augustine was born in the small North African town of Thagaste. His mother Monica was a devout Christian who prayed constantly for his conversion.
- Seneca the YoungerLucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger was born in Colonia Patricia Corduba, now known as Córdoba, within the Roman province of Baetica.
- JeromeEusebius Sophronius Hieronymus was born at Stridon around 342 to 347 AD. He carried Illyrian ancestry through his family line.
- Pliny the YoungerGaius Caecilius Cilo was born in Novum Comum around 61 AD. His father Lucius died when the boy was still young. Pliny lived with his mother after that loss.
- Thomas MoreThomas More entered the world on the 7th of February 1478 within the City of London. His father Sir John More was a successful lawyer who later became a…
- TrajanMarcus Ulpius Traianus arrived in the world on the 18th of September AD53 within the Roman province of Hispania Baetica.
- Sidonius ApollinarisGaius Sollius Modestus Apollinaris Sidonius entered the world on the 5th of November in the year 430 within the city of Lugdunum, now known as Lyon.
- ErasmusDesiderius Erasmus was born in Rotterdam on the 27th or the 28th of October, likely around 1466. His parents could not legally marry because his father…