40 - 104
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 743,042 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Martial is the 404th most popular writer (down from 294th in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from Spain (down from 67th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Spanish Writer.
Martial is most famous for his epigrams, which are short, witty sayings.
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Among writers, Martial ranks 404 out of 5,755. Before him are Paula Hitler, Edward Said, Arion, Lysias, Paul Auster, and Propertius. After him are Alvin Toffler, Tom Clancy, W. B. Yeats, Sholem Aleichem, Gertrude Stein, and Saint-John Perse.
1896 - 1960
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 398
1935 - 2003
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 399
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 400
445 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 401
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 402
50 BC - 14 BC
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 403
40 - 104
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 404
1928 - 2016
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 405
1947 - 2013
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 406
1865 - 1939
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 407
1859 - 1916
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 408
1874 - 1946
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 409
1887 - 1975
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 410
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, and Lucius Licinius Sura. Among people deceased in 104, Martial ranks 1.
40 - 99
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 1
40 - 90
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 2
40 - 104
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 3
40 - 96
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 4
40 - 62
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 5
40 - 93
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 6
40 - 120
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 7
40 - 108
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 8
Among people born in Spain, Martial ranks 108 out of 2,932. Before him are Juan Ponce de León (1460), Magnus Maximus (335), Pablo de Sarasate (1844), Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713), Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566), and Peter of Castile (1334). After him are Manuel de Falla (1876), Santiago Calatrava (1951), Ferdinand III of Castile (1199), Vicente del Bosque (1950), Alfonso V of Aragon (1396), and Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920).
1460 - 1521
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 102
335 - 388
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 103
1844 - 1908
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 104
1713 - 1759
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 105
1566 - 1633
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 106
1334 - 1369
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 107
40 - 104
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 108
1876 - 1946
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 109
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 110
1199 - 1252
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 111
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 112
1396 - 1458
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 113
1920 - 2010
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 114
Among writers born in Spain, Martial ranks 9. Before him are Lope de Vega (1562), Quintilian (35), Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600), Bartolomé de las Casas (1484), Alfonso X of Castile (1221), and Lucan (39). After him are Seneca the Elder (-54), Henry IV of Castile (1425), Gaius Julius Hyginus (-64), Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881), Francisco de Quevedo (1584), and Tirso de Molina (1579).
1562 - 1635
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 3
35 - 96
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 4
1600 - 1681
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 5
1484 - 1566
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 6
1221 - 1284
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 7
39 - 65
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 8
40 - 104
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 9
54 BC - 39
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 10
1425 - 1474
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 11
64 BC - 17
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 12
1881 - 1958
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 13
1584 - 1645
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 14
1579 - 1648
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 15