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Dracontius

455 - 505

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Blossius Aemilius Dracontius (c. 455 – c. 505 AD) of Carthage was a Christian poet who flourished in Roman Africa during the latter part of the 5th century. He belonged to a family of landowners, and practiced as a lawyer in his native place. After the conquest of the country by the Vandals, Dracontius was at first allowed to retain possession of his estates, but was subsequently despoiled of his property and thrown into prison by the Vandal king Gaiseric, whose triumphs he had omitted to celebrate, while he had written a panegyric on a foreign and hostile ruler. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dracontius has received more than 31,228 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Dracontius is the 3,095th most popular writer (down from 2,829th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Tunisia (down from 61st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Tunisian Writer.

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  • 31k

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  • 52.70

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Satisfactio
1978
Carmina minora plurima inedita
1873
Œuvres
Translations into French, Christian poetry, Latin, Latin Christian poetry
1985
Euvres (Collection des universites de France)
1985
Dracontii Carmina minora
1873
Orestis tragoedia
2008

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dracontius ranks 3,095 out of 7,302. Before him are Marie-Joseph Chénier, Anne Applebaum, Princess Alexandra of Bavaria, Hermann Rauschning, Walter Hasenclever, and Jojo Moyes. After him are Charlie Kaufman, Zivia Lubetkin, Luigi Alamanni, José Lezama Lima, Zacharias Werner, and Hans Aanrud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 455, Dracontius ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 505, Dracontius ranks 1. After him is Pope John I of Alexandria.

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In Tunisia

Among people born in Tunisia, Dracontius ranks 64 out of 210. Before him are Abdellatif Kechiche (1960), Ahmed Hachani (1956), Bertrand Delanoë (1950), Hannibal Gisco (-300), Bahi Ladgham (1913), and Mohamed Bouazizi (1984). After him are Gisèle Halimi (1927), Abdelmajid Lakhal (1939), Najla Bouden (1958), Hasdrubal the Boetharch (-200), Silvan Shalom (1958), and Nemesianus (300).

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Among WRITERS In Tunisia

Among writers born in Tunisia, Dracontius ranks 4. Before him are Terence (-185), Avienus (305), and Albert Memmi (1920). After him are Gisèle Halimi (1927), Nemesianus (300), Aboul-Qacem Echebbi (1909), and Ahlam Mosteghanemi (1953).

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