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Nigidius Figulus

98 BC - 45 BC

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Publius Nigidius Figulus (c. 98 – 45 BC) was a scholar of the Late Roman Republic and one of the praetors for 58 BC. He was a friend of Cicero, to whom he gave his support at the time of the Catilinarian conspiracy. Nigidius sided with the Optimates in the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompeius Magnus. Among his contemporaries, Nigidius's reputation for learning was second only to that of Varro. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nigidius Figulus has received more than 57,237 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Nigidius Figulus is the 2,050th most popular writer (up from 2,063rd in 2019), the 2,057th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,030th in 2019) and the 141st most popular Italian Writer.

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  • 57k

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  • 56.02

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Publius Nigidius Figulus, philosophe néo-pythagoricien orphique [par] Louis Legrand
1931
Operum reliquiae
1964
P. Nigidii Figuli Operum reliquiae
1964
Nigido Figulo, astrologo e mago
1983

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nigidius Figulus ranks 2,050 out of 7,302. Before him are Mahsati, Maria Konopnicka, Dora d'Istria, Joachim Neander, Camilo Castelo Branco, and François Hotman. After him are Jacopone da Todi, Erle Stanley Gardner, Lucilius Junior, Philip Kerr, Clive Barker, and Vassilis Vassilikos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 98 BC, Nigidius Figulus ranks 1. After him are Terentia, and Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus. Among people deceased in 45 BC, Nigidius Figulus ranks 4. Before him are Titus Labienus, Gnaeus Pompeius, and Clodia Pulchra. After him are Marcus Claudius Marcellus, and Quintus Fabius Maximus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Nigidius Figulus ranks 2,057 out of 5,161. Before him are Antipope Sylvester IV (1100), Clare of Montefalco (1268), Cristoforo Landino (1424), Edoardo Mangiarotti (1919), Andrea di Bonaiuto da Firenze (1343), and Leonora Dori (1568). After him are Jacopone da Todi (1236), Ercole de' Roberti (1450), Lucilius Junior (6), Obelerio degli Antenori (800), Giuseppe Baresi (1958), and Princess Margaret Yolande of Savoy (1635).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Nigidius Figulus ranks 141. Before him are Moschus (-200), Eugenio Barba (1936), Gian Giorgio Trissino (1478), Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus (100), Sophron (-500), and Aloysius Bertrand (1807). After him are Jacopone da Todi (1236), Lucilius Junior (6), Julius Firmicus Maternus (400), Hermas (150), Goffredo Mameli (1827), and Dacia Maraini (1936).

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