Lucan

Summary

Lucan is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Corduba^[2]. He was born on +0039-11-03T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Rome^[4]. He died on +0065-04-30T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6], historian^[7], writer^[8], and courtier^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (374 views/month, #7,037 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Lucan's place of birth was Corduba^[2].
• Lucan died in Rome^[4].
• Lucan was born on +0039-11-03T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Lucan died on +0065-04-30T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Lucan's father was Marcus Annaeus Mela^[11].
• Lucan's mother was Acilia^[12].
• Lucan was married to Argentaria Polla^[13].
• Lucan held citizenship in Ancient Rome^[14].
• Lucan's professions included poet^[6].
• Lucan worked as a historian^[7].
• Lucan worked as a writer^[8].
• Lucan's professions included courtier^[9].
• Lucan's field of work was poetry^[15].
• Lucan's field of work was epic poem^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Lucan is Pharsalia^[17].
• Lucan's image is recorded as Busto de Lucano, Cordoba.JPG^[18].
• Lucan is recorded as male^[19].
• Lucan's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Lucan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121455029^[21].
• Lucan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 100902938^[22].
• Lucan's GND ID is recorded as 118574701^[23].
• Lucan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79089234^[24].
• Lucan's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11913555f^[25].
• Lucan's IdRef ID is recorded as 026997029^[26].
• Lucan's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02967830^[27].

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Origins and Family

Lucan's place of birth was Corduba^[2]. He was born on +0039-11-03T00:00:00Z^[3]. His father was Marcus Annaeus Mela^[11]. His mother was Acilia^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], historian^[7], writer^[8], and courtier^[9]. Fields of work include poetry^[15], a literary form^[28] and epic poem^[16], a literary genre^[29].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Lucan is Pharsalia^[17].

Personal Life

Among Lucan's spouses was Argentaria Polla^[13].

Death and Burial

Lucan died on +0065-04-30T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Rome^[4]. The cause of death was exsanguination^[30].

Why It Matters

Lucan ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (374 views/month, #7,037 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Works attributed to him include Pharsalia^[33], a literary work^[34], founded in 0065^[35], written by him^[36] and Einsiedeln Eclogues^[37], a literary work^[38], written by him^[39].

FAQs

Where was Lucan born?

Lucan's place of birth was Corduba^[2].

Where did Lucan die?

Lucan passed away in Rome^[4].

Who were Lucan's parents?

Lucan's father was Marcus Annaeus Mela^[11]. Lucan's mother was Acilia^[12].

Who was Lucan married to?

Lucan's spouses include Argentaria Polla^[13].

What did Lucan do for work?

Lucan worked as poet^[6], historian^[7], writer^[8], and courtier^[9].