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Gaius Asinius Pollio (75 BC – AD 4) was a Roman soldier, politician, orator, poet, playwright, literary critic, and historian, whose lost contemporaneous history provided much of the material used by the historians Appian and Plutarch.
Gaius Asinius Pollio (born 76 bc, Italy—died ad 4, Tusculum, near Rome) was a Roman orator, poet, and historian who wrote a contemporary history that, although lost, provided much of the material for Appian and Plutarch. Pollio moved in the literary circle of Catullus and entered public life in 56.
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The Roman orator, poet, and historian Gaius Asinius Pollio wrote a contemporary history that provided much of the material for the Greek historians Appian and Plutarch. His history and his speeches are now lost. Pollio was born in Italy in 76 bc.
Apr 29, 2022 · Gaius Asinius Pollio (sometimes wrongly called Pollius or Philo; 75 BC-AD 4) was a Roman soldier, politician, orator, poet, playwright, literary critic and historian, whose lost contemporary history provided much of the material for the historians Appian and Plutarch.
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Jul 23, 2017 · When I came across the name of Gaius Asinius Pollio in relation to the founding of the first public library in ancient Rome, I had to learn more! Pollio lived during one of the most fascinating and pivotal times in Rome’s history.
ASINIUS POLLIO, GAIUS ° (76 b.c.e.–5 c.e.), Roman writer and political figure. Josephus cites him (Jos., Ant., 14:138) to show that the high priest Hyrcanus invaded Egypt in support of Julius *Caesar during the latter's Alexandrian campaign (48–47 b.c.e.).
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Gaius Asinius Pollio was a Roman senator and orator active during the Principate. He was ordinary consul for 23 with Gaius Antistius Vetus as his colleague. He was the oldest son of Gaius Asinius Gallus; his brother was Marcus Asinius Agrippa, consul in 25. Pollio's mother was Vipsania Agrippina.
