Martial was born on March 40[1] in Augusta Bilbilis[2]. He died on 104[3] in Augusta Bilbilis[4]. He worked as a poet[5] and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,912 views/month, #6,304 of 1,000,298).[7]
Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25], Library of the World's Best Literature[26], The New Student's Reference Work[27], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[28], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[29], Pauly–Wissowa[30]
Things named for Martial include he[35], an impact crater[36].
Why It Matters
Martial has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
He has been cited as an influence by Janus Pannonius[39], a poet[40], 1434–1472[41], of Hungary[42] and Ignjat Đurđević[43], a linguist[44], 1675–1737[45], of Republic of Ragusa[46].
Works attributed to him include Epigrammata[47], a literary work[48]. Entities named for him include he[35], an impact crater[36].
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Described by source→Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon +8
