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Aelius Gallus

Roman prefect of Egypt from 26 to 24 BC
Person human Q380822

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[4]
Date of birth
50 BC
Country of citizenship
Ancient Rome[3]
Occupation
military personnel
Position held
praefectus Aegypti
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin[10]
Cognomen
Gallus[15]
Described by source
Pauly–Wissowa, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6][7][8][9]
Different from
Gaius Aelius Gallus[11]
Gens
Aelia gens[16]
Nomen gentilicium
Aelius[14]
Praenomen
Gaius[13]
Said to be the same as
Aelius Gallus[5]
Time period
High Roman Empire[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Aelius Gallus en Gaius Aelius Gallus ar أيليوس غالوس de Gaius Aelius Gallus el Αίλιος Γάλλος es Elio Galo es Aelius Gallus fr Lucius Aelius Gallus fr Caius Aelius Gallus fr Gaius Aelius Gallus he אליוס גאלוס it Elio Gallo it Gaio Elio Gallo ja アエリウス・ガルス nl Aelius Gallus pt Élio Galo ru Гай Элий Галл zh 埃利乌斯·伽卢斯 zh-hant 埃利烏斯·伽盧斯
🔖 Identifiers · 13
VIAF cluster ID
123145304391678571749
De Agostini ID
Èlio+Gallo
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Aelius-Gallus, biography/Gaius-Aelius-Gallus
Freebase ID
/m/0d4_k3
Lex ID
Aelius_Gallus
NUKAT ID
n2013203490
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810668051305606
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID
100
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095353501
ToposText person ID
15222
Treccani ID
elio-gallo
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
gaio-elio-gallo
Show all 13 identifiers +1
WBIS ID
X065-538-2

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Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa
Country of citizenship 1
Ancient Rome
Gens 1
Aelia gens
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Latin
Occupation 1
military personnel
Position held 1
praefectus Aegypti
Praenomen 1
Gaius
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Aelius Gallus was born in 50 BC[1]. He has worked as a military personnel[2].

FAQs

What did Aelius Gallus do for work?

Aelius Gallus worked as a military personnel[2].

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  1. 21w ago · C960657 · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Ancient Rome
    Lex ID → Aelius_Gallus
    Time period → High Roman Empire
    Described by source → Pauly–Wissowa, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology +1
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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