Gaius Lucilius
180 BC –102 BC
Poet, Writer
Lived 78 years
- Born in
- Sessa Aurunca
- Passed away in
- Naples
Gaius Lucilius (180, 168 or 148 BC – 103 BC) was the earliest Roman satirist, of whose writings only fragments remain. A Roman citizen of the equestrian class, he was born at Suessa Aurunca in Campania, and was a member of the Scipionic Circle.
Notable works: Saturae
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