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Helvius Cinna

Roman poet
Person human Q372100

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
85 BC
Date of death
March 20, 44 BC, 44 BC[8]
Place of birth
Brixia
Place of death
Rome
Country of citizenship
Ancient Rome[9]
Occupation
poet, politician, writer
Position held
tribune of the plebs[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin[18]
Cognomen
Cinna[22]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[25]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa[14][15][16][17]
Gens
Helvia gens[23]
Manner of death
homicide[13]
Nomen gentilicium
Helvius[21]
Praenomen
Gaius[20]
Said to be the same as
Cinna[12]
Time period
Late Roman Republic[19]
Writing language
Latin[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Helvius Cinna en Gaius Helvius Cinna da Gajus Helvius Cinna es Gayo Helvio Cinna es Cayo Helvio Cinna es Cayo Helvio Cina es Gayo Helvio Cina fr Caius Helvius Cinna he הלוויוס קינה it Cinna it Elvio Cinna it Gaio Elvio Cinna it Gaius Helvius Cinna ja ガイウス・ヘルウィウス・キンナ ja ガイウス・ヘルウィウス・ツィンナ ja ヘルウィウス・キンナ pl Gaius Helvius Cinna pl Helvius Cinna pl Helwiusz Cynna ru Гай Гельвий Цинна
🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
0000000010683344
VIAF cluster ID
287900518, 315524563
Library of Congress authority ID
nr95021134
GND ID
118520849
American Academy in Rome ID
11509873
BIBSYS ID
95000591
Biblissima authority ID
San Pedro
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00394467
CIRIS author ID
538
DDB person (GND) ID
118520849
DLL Catalog author ID
A4645
De Agostini ID
Cinna,+Gàio+Èlvio
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118520849
Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic ID
2681
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Gaius-Helvius-Cinna
FAST ID
357262
Freebase ID
/m/04z4rz
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
11875
IdRef ID
158334221
IntraText author ID
970
Krugosvet article (archived)
kultura_i_obrazovanie/literatura/TSINNA_GA_GELVI.html
Lex ID
Gajus_Helvius_Cinna
Musisque Deoque author ID
70
NE.se ID
cinna-(gaius-helvius-c-d-44-fkr)
NUKAT ID
n2016051159
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007368399905171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070099294
Open Library ID
OL7617408A
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID
3003
PHI Latin Texts author ID
486
Parsifal cluster ID
120282
Perseus author ID
370
The Latin Library author ID
cinna
ToposText person ID
15244
Treccani ID
gaio-elvio-cinna
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
gaio-elvio-cinna
Trismegistos author ID
4915
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/44607
Yale LUX ID
person/993852f9-5b1a-4db4-a0c7-90348d05d6fd

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa
Occupation 3
writer, poet, politician
Country of citizenship 1
Ancient Rome
Gens 1
Helvia gens
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Latin
Manner of death 1
homicide
Place of death 1
Rome
Position held 1
tribune of the plebs
Praenomen 1
Gaius
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
Latin
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Summary

Helvius Cinna was born on 85 BC[1] in Brixia[2]. He died on March 20, 44 BC[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a poet[5], politician[6], and writer[7].

FAQs

Where was Helvius Cinna born?

Helvius Cinna was born in Brixia[2].

Where did Helvius Cinna die?

Helvius Cinna died in Rome[4].

What did Helvius Cinna do for work?

Helvius Cinna worked as a poet[5], politician[6], and writer[7].

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  8. [7] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Biblissima authority ID → San Pedro
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  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time period → Late Roman Republic
    Praenomen → Gaius
    Gens → Helvia gens
    Cognomen → Cinna
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