50 BC - 14 BC
Sextus Propertius was a Latin elegiac poet of the Augustan age. He was born around 50–45 BC in Assisium and died shortly after 15 BC.Propertius' surviving work comprises four books of Elegies (Elegiae). He was a friend of the poets Gallus and Virgil and, with them, had as his patron Maecenas and, through Maecenas, the emperor Augustus. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Propertius has received more than 250,149 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Propertius is the 396th most popular writer (down from 358th in 2019), the 484th most popular biography from Italy (down from 439th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Italian Writer.
Propertius is most famous for his love poems to Cynthia.
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Among writers, Propertius ranks 396 out of 5,794. Before him are Vladimir Vysotsky, Pietro Aretino, Maurice Leblanc, Tibullus, Qu Yuan, and Gertrude Stein. After him are Livius Andronicus, Edward Said, Ludovico Ariosto, Svetlana Alliluyeva, Cornelius Nepos, and Françoise Sagan.
1938 - 1980
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 390
1492 - 1556
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 391
1864 - 1941
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 392
50 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 393
343 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 394
1874 - 1946
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 395
50 BC - 14 BC
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 396
280 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 397
1935 - 2003
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 398
1474 - 1533
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 399
1926 - 2011
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 400
100 BC - 25 BC
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 401
1935 - 2004
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 402
Among people born in 50 BC, Propertius ranks 2. Before him is Tibullus. After him are Wang Zhaojun, Nicodemus, Marcus Manilius, Shammai, Valerius Gratus, Philip II Philoromaeus, Liu Xin, Namhae of Silla, Publius Vatinius, and Archelaus of Cappadocia. Among people deceased in 14 BC, Propertius ranks 1.
50 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 1
50 BC - 14 BC
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 2
50 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 3
50 BC - 100
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 4
50 BC - 50
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 5
50 BC - 30
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 6
50 BC - Present
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 7
50 BC - 50 BC
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 8
50 BC - 23
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 9
50 BC - 24
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 10
50 BC - Present
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 11
50 BC - 17
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Propertius ranks 484 out of 4,088. Before him are Pope Eugene II (780), Giulio Caccini (1551), Pietro Aretino (1492), Ettore Bugatti (1881), Tibullus (-50), and Nero Claudius Drusus (-38). After him are Livius Andronicus (-280), Giuseppe Farina (1906), Pope Zephyrinus (150), Muzio Clementi (1752), Claudia Octavia (40), and Pope Anterus (180).
780 - 827
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 478
1551 - 1618
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 479
1492 - 1556
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 480
1881 - 1947
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 481
50 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 482
38 BC - 9 BC
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 483
50 BC - 14 BC
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 484
280 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 485
1906 - 1966
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 486
150 - 217
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 487
1752 - 1832
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 488
40 - 62
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 489
180 - 236
HPI: 75.58
Rank: 490
Among writers born in Italy, Propertius ranks 31. Before him are Elena Ferrante (1943), Luigi Pirandello (1867), Cassiodorus (487), Lorenzo Valla (1407), Pietro Aretino (1492), and Tibullus (-50). After him are Livius Andronicus (-280), Ludovico Ariosto (1474), Cornelius Nepos (-100), Ennius (-239), Fausto Cercignani (1941), and Baldassare Castiglione (1478).
1943 - Present
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 25
1867 - 1936
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 26
487 - 583
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 27
1407 - 1457
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 28
1492 - 1556
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 29
50 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 30
50 BC - 14 BC
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 31
280 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 32
1474 - 1533
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 33
100 BC - 25 BC
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 34
239 BC - 169 BC
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 35
1941 - Present
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 36
1478 - 1529
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 37