Gaius Lucilius

Gaius Lucilius
Born180, 168 or 148 BC
Died103 BC
OccupationSatirist
Military service
RankCavalryman
Battles/warsNumantine War (134 BC)
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Gaius Lucilius (180, 168 or 148 BC – 103 BC) was the earliest Roman satirist, of whose writings only fragments remain. A Roman citizen of the equestrian class, he was born at Suessa Aurunca in Campania, and was a member of the Scipionic Circle.