Gaius Memmius
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Gaius Memmius was a Roman politician and orator of the 1st century BCE, best known as the dedicatee of Lucretius’ philosophical poem "De rerum natura."
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman orator
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ancient Roman politician ⓘ human ⓘ member of the Roman nobility ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Titus Lucretius Carus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Roman culture ⓘ |
| dedicateeOf | De rerum natura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| familyName | Memmius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| genreOfNotability |
Roman oratory
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Roman politics ⓘ |
| hasDedicationFrom | Titus Lucretius Carus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Gaius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRomanNomen | Memmius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRomanPraenomen | Gaius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being dedicatee of Lucretius’ De rerum natura
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political activity in the late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | gens Memmia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| notableWork | speeches in the Roman law courts ⓘ |
| occupation |
orator
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politician ⓘ |
| politicalEntityServed | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Roman praetor
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Roman senator ⓘ Roman tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| residence | Rome ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialClass | Roman aristocracy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
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