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Livius Andronicus

280 BC - 200 BC

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Lucius Livius Andronicus (; Greek: Λούκιος Λίβιος Ανδρόνικος; c. 284 – c. 204 BC) was a Greco-Roman dramatist and epic poet of the Old Latin period during the Roman Republic. He began as an educator in the service of a noble family, producing Latin translations of Greek works, including Homer's Odyssey. The translations were meant, at first, as educational devices for the school which he founded. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Livius Andronicus has received more than 172,979 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia. Livius Andronicus is the 473rd most popular writer (down from 447th in 2019), the 595th most popular biography from Italy (down from 572nd in 2019) and the 41st most popular Italian Writer.

Livius Andronicus is most famous for being the first person to write a play in Latin. He wrote the play "The Trojan Women" which was about the Trojan War.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

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  • 67.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Livi Andronici et Cn. Naevi fabularum reliquiae
1885
Odissea
Translating into Latin, Greek Epic poetry, Greek language
2014
Livi Andronici et Cn. Naevi fabularum reliquiae
1885

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Livius Andronicus ranks 473 out of 7,302. Before him are Margaret Atwood, Traudl Junge, Jules Michelet, Athenaeus, Louise de La Vallière, and Joris-Karl Huysmans. After him are Milena Jesenská, Verner von Heidenstam, Natsume Sōseki, Bohumil Hrabal, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, and Martial.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 280 BC, Livius Andronicus ranks 3. Before him are Li Si, and Han Fei. After him are Philo of Byzantium, Arsaces I of Parthia, Conon of Samos, Pyrrhus II of Epirus, Nicomedes, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Ariamnes of Cappadocia. Among people deceased in 200 BC, Livius Andronicus ranks 1. After him are Gentius, Lucius Mummius Achaicus, Leonidas of Rhodes, Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus, Laodice III, Moschus, Wiman of Gojoseon, Mithridates III of Pontus, Gaius Terentius Varro, Ariarathes VII of Cappadocia, and Sextus Aelius Paetus Catus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Livius Andronicus ranks 595 out of 5,161. Before him are Niccolò dell'Abbate (1512), Roberto Mancini (1964), Giorgio Moroder (1940), Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777), Charles Ponzi (1882), and Saint Rosalia (1130). After him are Carlo Ponti (1912), Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (1545), Bianca Maria Sforza (1472), Pope Zephyrinus (150), Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541), and Laura Bassi (1711).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Livius Andronicus ranks 41. Before him are Edmondo De Amicis (1846), Giacomo Leopardi (1798), Propertius (-50), Fausto Cercignani (1941), Salvatore Quasimodo (1901), and Tibullus (-50). After him are Alessandro Manzoni (1785), Baldassare Castiglione (1478), Statius (40), Gabriele Amorth (1925), Aulus Gellius (123), and Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749).

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