Lucius Afranius

1st c. BCE Roman comic poet
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Summary

Lucius Afranius was born on 150 BC[1] in Ancient Rome[2]. He died on January 1, 90 BC[3]. He worked as a poet[4], writer[5], and orator[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Ancient Rome[8]
  • Native language: Latin[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[11], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology[14], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], New International Encyclopedia[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[20]
  • Time period: Roman Republic[21]
  • Praenomen: Lucius[22]
  • Nomen gentilicium: Afranius[23]
  • Gens: Afrania gens[24]
  • Writing language: Latin[25]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[26]
  • P14541: 19WBUR[27]

Why It Matters

Lucius Afranius has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Lucius Afranius born?

Lucius Afranius's place of birth was Ancient Rome[2].

What did Lucius Afranius do for work?

Lucius Afranius worked as a poet[4], writer[5], and orator[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 28
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ast', 'bg', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fr', 'fur', 'gl', 'it'
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|1 */ Date of birth: 150 BCE, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon ([[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/OKA bot 2|OKA bot task 2]])"
  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 19WBUR
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → poet, writer, orator
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Time period → Roman Republic
    Nomen gentilicium → Afranius
    Described by source → Pauly–Wissowa, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +6
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30850|batch #30850]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (6)"
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