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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 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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  • 740k

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  • 67.88

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  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Martial ranks 404 out of 5,755Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 40, Martial ranks 3Before 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

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Martial ranks 108 out of 2,932Before 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).

Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Martial ranks 9Before 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).