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Valerius Maximus

100 BC - 100

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Valerius Maximus () was a 1st-century Latin writer and author of a collection of historical anecdotes: Factorum et dictorum memorabilium libri IX ("Nine books of memorable deeds and sayings", also known as De factis dictisque memorabilibus or Facta et dicta memorabilia). He worked during the reign of Tiberius (14 AD to 37 AD). During the Middle Ages, Valerius Maximus was one of the most copied Latin prose authors, second only to Priscian. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Valerius Maximus has received more than 240,525 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Valerius Maximus is the 775th most popular writer (up from 841st in 2019), the 934th most popular biography from Italy (up from 996th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Italian Writer.

Valerius Maximus was a Roman historian and moral philosopher who wrote "Memorable Deeds and Sayings."

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  • 240k

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  • 63.55

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  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among writers, Valerius Maximus ranks 775 out of 7,302. Before him are Masaru Emoto, Gregory of Narek, Antoine Galland, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Arrigo Boito, and William McMaster Murdoch. After him are Alexander Blok, Eleanor Marx, V. S. Naipaul, Demetrius Vikelas, Sinclair Lewis, and Georg Brandes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100 BC, Valerius Maximus ranks 21. Before him are Cleopatra V of Egypt, Gaius Octavius, Gamaliel, Zebedee, Titus Labienus, and Antigonus II Mattathias. After him are Thusnelda, Artavasdes II of Armenia, Ambiorix, Antipater the Idumaean, Mary of Clopas, and Aristobulus II. Among people deceased in 100, Valerius Maximus ranks 32. Before him are Pomponius Mela, Zebedee, Pontius Pilate's wife, Lydia of Thyatira, Ananias of Damascus, and Silas. After him are Cornelius the Centurion, Mary the Jewess, Philip the Evangelist, Gaius Julius Civilis, Papias of Hierapolis, and Agabus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Valerius Maximus ranks 934 out of 5,161. Before him are Andrea Luchesi (1741), Natalia Ginzburg (1916), Carla Bruni (1967), Eleonora Gonzaga (1630), Maximilian Sforza (1493), and Arrigo Boito (1842). After him are Alberto Sordi (1920), François Gérard (1770), Melania the Younger (383), Pope Leo VIII (900), Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1810), and Sandro Mazzola (1942).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Valerius Maximus ranks 67. Before him are Emilio Salgari (1862), Theognis of Megara (-570), Epicharmus of Kos (-524), Antonio Tabucchi (1943), Natalia Ginzburg (1916), and Arrigo Boito (1842). After him are Marie Mancini (1639), Cesare Pavese (1908), Ibycus (-600), Pietro Bembo (1470), Italo Svevo (1861), and Venantius Fortunatus (530).

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