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Gnaeus Naevius

275 BC - 201 BC

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Gnaeus Naevius (; c. 270 – c. 201 BC) was a Roman epic poet and dramatist of the Old Latin period. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gnaeus Naevius has received more than 98,753 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Gnaeus Naevius is the 910th most popular writer (up from 963rd in 2019), the 1,036th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,095th in 2019) and the 78th most popular Italian Writer.

Gnaeus Naevius is most famous for writing the first Latin comedy, "The Rope."

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  • 99k

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  • 67.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gnaeus Naevius ranks 910 out of 7,302. Before him are Bruce Chatwin, Maurice Druon, Wole Soyinka, Stefan George, Branislav Nušić, and Abraham Abulafia. After him are N. F. S. Grundtvig, Achim von Arnim, L. Ron Hubbard, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Johann Kaspar Lavater, and Anna Seghers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 275 BC, Gnaeus Naevius ranks 2. Before him is Hamilcar Barca. After him are Demetrius II Aetolicus, and Rhianus. Among people deceased in 201 BC, Gnaeus Naevius ranks 1. After him are Quintus Fabius Pictor, and Gaius Atilius Regulus Serranus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gnaeus Naevius ranks 1,036 out of 5,161. Before him are Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1634), Milonia Caesonia (7), Bartolommeo Bandinelli (1488), Tina Modotti (1896), Mirella Freni (1935), and Concino Concini (1575). After him are Andrea Gabrieli (1533), Gioffre Borgia (1481), Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1431), Ettore Scola (1931), Romuald (951), and Frank Costello (1891).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Gnaeus Naevius ranks 78. Before him are Italo Svevo (1861), Venantius Fortunatus (530), Gerard of Cremona (1114), Vittoria Colonna (1490), Stesichorus (-630), and Gaius Lucilius (-180). After him are Lucius Accius (-170), Rustichello da Pisa (1290), Chiara Lubich (1920), Quintus Tullius Cicero (-102), Vladimir Bartol (1903), and Guido Cavalcanti (1258).

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