Most Famous Roman Writers

47 Roman Writers in view out of 47

Writing 47
Roman Empire 142
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo Roman Philosopher 354 – 430
#84
Seneca the Younger
Seneca the Younger Roman Playwright -4 – 65
#500
Virgil
Virgil Roman Poet -70 – -19
#567
Ovid
Ovid Roman Poet -43 – 17
#815
Horace
Horace Roman Poet -65 – -8
#957
PT
Pliny the Elder Roman Historian 23 – 79
#1,168
Plotinus
Plotinus Roman Philosopher 203 – 270
#1,960
Plautus
Plautus Roman Writer -254 – -184
#2,176
Epictetus
Epictetus Roman Philosopher 50 – 138
#2,341
Lucretius
Lucretius Roman Poet -94 – -55
#2,522
Apuleius
Apuleius Roman Philosopher 125 – 170
#3,299
Lucian
Lucian Roman Writer 120 – 192
#3,734
Petronius
Petronius Roman Writer 27 – 66
#3,952
Martial
Martial Roman Poet 40 – 104
#5,472
Juvenal
Juvenal Roman Poet 50 – 127
#6,402
Marcus Terentius Varro
Marcus Terentius Varro Roman Writer -116 – -27
#7,492
Apollonius of Tyana
Apollonius of Tyana Roman Philosopher 15 – 100
#8,316
Lactantius
Lactantius Roman Writer 250 – 325
#11,361
Ennius
Ennius Roman Poet -239 – -169
#12,457
Iamblichus
Iamblichus Roman Philosopher 250 – 330
#13,309
Phaedrus (fabulist)
Phaedrus (fabulist) Roman Writer -15 – 50
#13,311
Tibullus
Tibullus Roman Poet -50 – -19
#14,396
Macrobius
Macrobius Roman Writer 370 – 430
#15,374
QC
Quintus Curtius Rufus Roman Historian
#15,705
Orosius
Orosius Roman Historian 375 – 420
#15,726
Cornelius Nepos
Cornelius Nepos Roman Biographer -100 – -25
#17,425
P
Persius Roman Poet 34 – 62
#20,638
Alexander of Aphrodisias
Alexander of Aphrodisias Roman Philosopher
#21,077
Herodian
Herodian Roman Historian 170 – 250
#21,736
GL
Gaius Lucilius Roman Poet -180 – -102
#22,759
Marcus Velleius Paterculus
Marcus Velleius Paterculus Roman Historian -19 – 31
#22,884
SJ
Sextus Julius Africanus Roman Historian 160 – 240
#26,829
T
Themistius Roman Philosopher 317 – 388
#31,566
Sulpicius Severus
Sulpicius Severus Roman Writer 360 – 420
#31,836
Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus
Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus Roman Historian Born -1
#35,677
Aelius Aristides
Aelius Aristides Roman Writer 117 – 189
#36,999
QS
Quintus Smyrnaeus Roman Writer
#37,265
Faltonia Betitia Proba
Faltonia Betitia Proba Roman Poet 322 – 370
#59,378
HC
Helvius Cinna Roman Poet -85 – -44
#84,405
A
Arator Roman Writer 480 – 544
#102,982
O
Oppian Roman Poet
#124,542
LV
Lucius Varius Rufus Roman Writer -74 – -14
#125,955
M(
Merobaudes (poet) Roman Poet
#137,488
TO
Theodorus of Asine Roman Philosopher 275 – 360
#317,732
NO
Nestor of Laranda Roman Poet
#413,974
CD
Cassius Dionysius Roman Writer -99 – -50
#454,479
AO
Alexander of Aegae Roman Philosopher
#599,127

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Inside the Roman Empire Writers

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Poet are the Roman Empire Writers's biggest group — 32% of all notables (15).

The Roman Empire Writers over-index on philosopher — 35.0× the global rate.

  1. Poet15
  2. Writer13
  3. Philosopher10
  4. Historian7
  5. Playwright1
  6. Biographer1
  1. Philosopher1035.0×
  2. Poet1516.3×
  3. Historian712.5×
  4. Writer136.7×