Gallus
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Gallus was a prominent Roman poet and political figure of the Augustan era, best known for pioneering Latin love elegy and influencing later Augustan literature.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin elegist
ⓘ
Roman governor ⓘ Roman poet ⓘ Roman politician ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Augustus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maecenas NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | political downfall ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction | figure in Roman literary history ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 70 BC ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 26 BC ⓘ |
| era | Augustan age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cornelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Latin elegy
ⓘ
love elegy ⓘ |
| givenName | Gaius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | founder of Roman love elegy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Augustan love elegy
ⓘ
Ovid NERFINISHED ⓘ Propertius NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibullus NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexandrian poets
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic poetry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
friendship with Virgil
ⓘ
influencing later Augustan literature ⓘ pioneering Latin love elegy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Virgil’s Eclogues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | equestrian officer ⓘ |
| name | Gaius Cornelius Gallus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Amores (lost) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
poet ⓘ politician ⓘ provincial governor ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Octavian’s campaigns in Egypt ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
first prefect of Egypt
ⓘ
praefectus Alexandreae et Aegypti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEndOfCareer | fall from favor with Augustus ⓘ |
| survivingTexts | fragments of elegies ⓘ |
| workStatus | most works lost ⓘ |
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