45 - 95
Gaius Valerius Flaccus (; died c. AD 90) was a 1st-century Roman poet who flourished during the "Silver Age" under the Flavian dynasty, and wrote a Latin Argonautica that owes a great deal to Apollonius of Rhodes' more famous epic. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaius Valerius Flaccus has received more than 79,883 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Gaius Valerius Flaccus is the 1,011th most popular writer (down from 1,000th in 2019), the 1,149th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,113th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular Italian Writer.
Gaius Valerius Flaccus is most famous for his poem, "Argonautica," which tells the story of Jason and the Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece.
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Among writers, Gaius Valerius Flaccus ranks 1,011 out of 5,755. Before him are Andrew of Crete, Nicolas Chamfort, Ernesto Sabato, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Namdev, and Johannes Tauler. After him are Comtessa de Dia, Dobrica Ćosić, Tibor Sekelj, Harry Mulisch, Titus Pomponius Atticus, and Veronica Franco.
660 - 740
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,005
1741 - 1794
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,006
1911 - 2011
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 1,007
1689 - 1762
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 1,008
1270 - 1350
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 1,009
1300 - 1361
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,010
45 - 95
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,011
1175 - 1225
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 1,012
1921 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 1,013
1912 - 1988
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,014
1927 - 2010
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,015
110 BC - 32 BC
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 1,016
1546 - 1591
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 1,017
Among people born in 45, Gaius Valerius Flaccus ranks 1. After him is Ban Zhao. Among people deceased in 95, Gaius Valerius Flaccus ranks 1. After him are Gaius Musonius Rufus and Titus Flavius Clemens.
45 - 95
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1
25 - 95
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 2
50 - 95
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 3
Among people born in Italy, Gaius Valerius Flaccus ranks 1,149 out of 4,668. Before him are Valentino Rossi (1979), Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852), Frederick of Naples (1451), Gerard of Csanád (980), Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1533), and Lucilla (150). After him are Giuseppe Bertello (1942), Ludovico Carracci (1555), Titus Pomponius Atticus (-110), Marcus Claudius Marcellus (-42), Julia Drusilla (39), and Veronica Franco (1546).
1979 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 1,143
1852 - 1905
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 1,144
1451 - 1504
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 1,145
980 - 1046
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 1,146
1533 - 1597
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,147
150 - 182
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,148
45 - 95
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,149
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,150
1555 - 1619
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,151
110 BC - 32 BC
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 1,152
42 BC - 23 BC
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 1,153
39 - 41
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 1,154
1546 - 1591
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 1,155
Among writers born in Italy, Gaius Valerius Flaccus ranks 82. Before him are Quintus Tullius Cicero (-102), Gnaeus Naevius (-275), Vittoria Colonna (1490), Persius (34), Lucius Accius (-170), and Elsa Morante (1912). After him are Titus Pomponius Atticus (-110), Veronica Franco (1546), Guido Cavalcanti (1258), Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1427), Gaius Asinius Pollio (-76), and Giambattista Marino (1569).
102 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 76
275 BC - 201 BC
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 77
1490 - 1547
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 78
34 - 62
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 79
170 BC - 84 BC
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 80
1912 - 1985
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 81
45 - 95
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 82
110 BC - 32 BC
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 83
1546 - 1591
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 84
1258 - 1300
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 85
1427 - 1482
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 86
76 BC - 4
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 87
1569 - 1625
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 88