Aulus Gellius

Deceased Person

0130 – 0180

46

Who was Aulus Gellius?

Aulus Gellius was a Latin author and grammarian, who was probably born and certainly brought up in Rome. He was educated in Athens, after which he returned to Rome, where he held a judicial office. He is famous for his Attic Nights, a commonplace book, or compilation of notes on grammar, philosophy, history, antiquarianism and other subjects, preserving fragments of many authors and works who otherwise might be unknown today.

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Born
0130
Rome
Profession
Died
0180
Rome

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on July 23, 2013

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