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Lactantius Placidus

ancient Roman writer
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Summary

Lactantius Placidus was born on 300[1]. He has worked as a writer[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Sex or gender: male[4]
  • Floruit: 600[5]
  • Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[6], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[8]
  • Different from: Placidus Glossator[9]
  • Time period: Later Roman Empire[10]
  • Writing language: Latin[11]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[12]

Why It Matters

Lactantius Placidus has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

FAQs

What did Lactantius Placidus do for work?

Lactantius Placidus worked as a writer[2].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · ~2026-34244-54 · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pug authority id → 248114
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  2. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Quassolo
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  3. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp01363327
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  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired
    Instance of → —
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Latin
    Writing language → Latin
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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