Lucilius
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Lucilius was an early Roman satirist, often regarded as the founder of Roman verse satire and a major influence on later satirists like Juvenal.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman poet
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Roman satirist ⓘ ancient Roman ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Scipionic Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Campania
NERFINISHED
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Suessa Aurunca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| considered | founder of Roman verse satire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
| era | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friendOf | Scipio Aemilianus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Gaius Lucilius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
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verse satire ⓘ |
| givenName | Gaius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Horace
NERFINISHED
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Juvenal NERFINISHED ⓘ Persius NERFINISHED ⓘ development of Latin literary satire ⓘ later Roman satirists ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | European satirical tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding Roman verse satire
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innovative use of hexameter in satire ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| movement | Roman satire ⓘ |
| nationality | Roman ⓘ |
| notableWork | Satires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
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satirist ⓘ |
| praisedBy |
Horace
NERFINISHED
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Juvenal NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintilian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
colloquial language
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personal invective ⓘ social and political criticism ⓘ |
| subjectOf | classical philology research ⓘ |
| usedMetre | dactylic hexameter ⓘ |
| worksStatus | survives in fragments ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Roman society
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morals and everyday life ⓘ politics of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
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