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Martial

40 - 104

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Marcus Valerius Martialis (known in English as Martial ; March, between 38 and 41 AD – between 102 and 104 AD) was a Roman poet born in Hispania (modern Spain) best known for his twelve books of Epigrams, published in Rome between AD 86 and 103, during the reigns of the emperors Domitian, Nerva and Trajan. In these poems he satirises city life and the scandalous activities of his acquaintances, and romanticises his provincial upbringing. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martial has received more than 779,913 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Martial is the 479th most popular writer (down from 403rd in 2019), the 135th most popular biography from Spain (down from 108th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Spanish Writer.

Martial is most famous for his epigrams, which are short, witty sayings.

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  • 780k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Soul and the Body (Descartes' Philosophy Interpreted According to the Order of Reasons, Vol II)
1985
Histoire de l'histoire de la philosophie
1984
Études sur Fichte
1974
Philosophie de l'histoire de la philosophie
1979
Descartes selon l'ordre des raisons
1953

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Martial ranks 479 out of 7,302. Before him are Livius Andronicus, Milena Jesenská, Verner von Heidenstam, Natsume Sōseki, Bohumil Hrabal, and Ze'ev Jabotinsky. After him are W. B. Yeats, Miguel Ángel Asturias, Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Luo Guanzhong, and Edward Said.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 40, Martial ranks 3. Before him are Pope Clement I, and Pedanius Dioscorides. After him are Statius, Claudia Octavia, Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Dio Chrysostom, Lucius Licinius Sura, and Lucius Flavius Silva. Among people deceased in 104, Martial ranks 1. 

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    Martial

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    40 - 104

    HPI: 67.14

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Martial ranks 135 out of 3,355. Before him are Francisco Gento (1933), Princess Isabella of Parma (1741), Almanzor (930), Ibn Hazm (994), Pep Guardiola (1971), and Vincent Ferrer (1350). After him are Felipe VI of Spain (1968), Luis Suárez (1935), Inês de Castro (1325), Mariana Victoria of Spain (1718), Ferdinand I of Aragon (1380), and Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Martial ranks 11. Before him are Quintilian (35), Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600), Bartolomé de las Casas (1484), Alfonso X of Castile (1221), Lucan (39), and Seneca the Elder (-54). After him are Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881), Henry IV of Castile (1425), Francisco de Quevedo (1584), Gaius Julius Hyginus (-64), Judah Halevi (1079), and Columella (4).

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