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Publilius Syrus

1st century BC Syrian-born Latin writer

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Details

Instance of: human
Born: 1st century BCE
Died: 1st century BCE
Place of birth: Nusaybin
Sex or gender: male
Genre: playwriting
Occupation: writer, playwright, poet, philosopher, actor
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
birth name: Publilius Syrus
described by source: BEIC Digital Library, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
floruit: 1st century BCE
gens: Publilia gens
languages spoken, written or signed: Latin
name in native language: Publilius Syrus
nomen gentilicium: Publilius
significant place: Antioch
time period: Late Roman Republic
topic's main category: Q67944779
writing language: Latin

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Connected on Wikidata

Author of

Sententiae
The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus
sententiae Balbi
mimi
sententiae, appendix

Subject of

1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Publilius Syrus

Influenced

Seneca