WRITER

Aulus Gellius

123 - 180

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Aulus Gellius (c. 125 – after 180 AD) was a Roman author and grammarian, who was probably born and certainly brought up in Rome. He was educated in Athens, after which he returned to Rome. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aulus Gellius has received more than 267,327 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Aulus Gellius is the 515th most popular writer (up from 543rd in 2019), the 657th most popular biography from Italy (up from 673rd in 2019) and the 46th most popular Italian Writer.

Aulus Gellius is most famous for his work entitled "Noctes Atticae" which is a collection of anecdotes, short biographies, and digressions.

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  • 66.52

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  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.20

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  • 2.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Noctium Atticarum, vol. II
1998
A. Gelli noctes atticae
1968
Aulus Gellius
Latin essays
1927
A. Gellii Noctivm atticarvm libri XX
1861
Les Nuits attiques [par] Aulu-Gelle ..
1967
Noctes Atticae
Latin language
1500

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Aulus Gellius ranks 515 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert A. Heinlein, Statius, Alfred Jarry, Camille Flammarion, Gabriele Amorth, and Isaac Babel. After him are Tom Clancy, Alvin Toffler, Henry IV of Castile, Elie Wiesel, Marie-Antoine Carême, and Tennessee Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 123, Aulus Gellius ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 180, Aulus Gellius ranks 4. Before him are Marcus Aurelius, Pausanias, and Gaius. After him are Tatian, Polyaenus, Melito of Sardis, and Hegesippus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Aulus Gellius ranks 657 out of 5,161. Before him are Bernardo Provenzano (1933), Desiderius (710), Pope Telesphorus (100), Gabriele Amorth (1925), Giovanni Giustiniani (1418), and Rudolph Valentino (1895). After him are Domenichino (1581), Piero the Unfortunate (1472), Pope John XIII (930), Michelozzo (1396), Paul the Deacon (720), and Giulio Romano (1499).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Aulus Gellius ranks 46. Before him are Tibullus (-50), Livius Andronicus (-280), Alessandro Manzoni (1785), Baldassare Castiglione (1478), Statius (40), and Gabriele Amorth (1925). After him are Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749), Eugenio Montale (1896), Dino Buzzati (1906), Cassiodorus (487), Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896), and Poliziano (1454).

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