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Tibullus

Roman poet and writer of elegies (c. 55 BC - 19 BC)
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Tibullus
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Summary

Tibullus was born on 50 BC[1] in Gabii[2]. He died on 15 BC[3] in Rome[4]. He worked as a poet[5] and elegist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (752 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 50 BC[8], 55 BC[9], 54 BC[10]
  • Date of death: 15 BC[11], 19 BC[12], 18 BC[13], 17 BC[14]
  • Country of citizenship: Ancient Rome[15]
  • Notable work: Corpus Tibullianum[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Sexual orientation: non-heterosexuality[18]
  • Commons category: Tibullus[19]
  • Said to be the same as: Tibulus Flaccus[20]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Tibullus[21]
  • Commons gallery: Albius Tibullus[22]
  • Floruit: 50 BC[23]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[24], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Pauly–Wissowa[27], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[28], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[29], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[31]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[32]
  • Name in native language: Albius Tibullus[33]

Why It Matters

Tibullus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Tibullus born?

Tibullus was born in Gabii[2].

Where did Tibullus die?

Tibullus passed away in Rome[4].

What did Tibullus do for work?

Tibullus worked as a poet[5] and elegist[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . bipanlibrary.com. Retrieved . bipanlibrary.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Perseus Digital Library. Retrieved . catalog.perseus.tufts.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Oxford Classical Dictionary (4th rev. ed.). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . CIRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  7. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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