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Marcus Cornelius Fronto

2nd century Roman rhetorician and advocate
Person Human Q317055

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
100, 100[10]
Date of death
160
Place of birth
Cirta
Place of death
Rome
Country of citizenship
Ancient Rome[12]
Occupation
writer, politician, poet, lawyer, philosopher, correspondent, military personnel, jurist[13][14][15]
Field of work
law, rhetoric[16][17]
Position held
ancient Roman senator, Roman consul[18][19]
Child
Cornelia Cratia[11]
Sibling
Quintus Cornelius Quadratus[36]
Cause of death
Antonine Plague[22]
Work location
Ancient Rome[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin[31]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Pauly–Wissowa, Realʹnyj slovarʹ klassičeskih drevnostej po Lûbkeru, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
Gens
Cornelia gens
Name in native language
Marcus Cornelius Fronto[32]
Nomen gentilicium
Cornelius[35]
Praenomen
Marcus[34]
Student
Marcus Aurelius[20]
Time period
High Roman Empire[33]
Writing language
Latin
🏷️ Also known as
en Marcus Cornelius Fronto en Fronto cs Frontone cs Marcus Cornelius Fronto Cirtensis cs Scriptor Fronto cs Cornelius Fronto cs Fronto de Fronto el Μάρκος Κορνήλιος Φρόντων el Μάρκος Κορνήλιος Φρόντο es Marco Cornelio Frontone es Marco Cornelio Frontón es Marco Cornelio Fronto es Marco Cornelio Fronton fa مارکوس کورنلیوس فرونتو fi Cornelius Fronto fi Marcus Cornelius Fronto fr Fronton fr Marcus Cornelius Fronto he מרקוס קורנליוס פרונטו
🔖 Identifiers · 98
ISNI
0000000115730602
VIAF cluster ID
73172818716.8B (66.5M–6339151474996.4B, n=7)
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79151442
GND ID
118536451
Academy of Athens authority ID
59235
Angelicum ID
14530
Anthologia Graeca author ID
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BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
90357972
Babelio author ID
262465
Bibliopoche author ID
69453
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
121186639
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Biblissima authority ID
Wanyan Yongji
CANTIC ID
981058614006106706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01325915
CIRIS author ID
902
CONOR.SI ID
45938275
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10731296
CiNii Research ID
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Colon Classification
O12,6D100
Corpus Corporum author ID
Fronto
DDB person (GND) ID
118536451
DLL Catalog author ID
A4605
De Agostini ID
Frontóne,+Marco+Cornèlio
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118536451
EBAF authority ID
2554
EDIT16 catalogue author ID
4471
ELNET ID
a12096635
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Marcus-Cornelius-Fronto
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
48114
Freebase ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0028364
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4724542
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
20731
IdRef ID
029593840
IxTheo authority ID
079336469
J9U entity ID
987007261320805171
Jewish Virtual Library ID
fronto-marcus-cornelius-x00b0
KBR person ID
13909777
KSW person ID
37241
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118536451
Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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Mirabile author ID
42828
Musisque Deoque author ID
146
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03048717
NE.se ID
fronto
NL CR AUT ID
ola2011663363
NLA Trove people ID
828200
NLP ID
a0000002757120
NSK (VIAF) ID
000480950
NSK ID
981005702736409366
NUKAT ID
n97086963
National Library of Greece ID
229886
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000015155
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*99200;=BG
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810631951405606
National Library of Portugal ID
1634715
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1724652
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068668171
Open Library ID
OL138380A
OpenMLOL author ID
17445
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID
1846
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
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PHI Latin Texts author ID
1248
Parsifal cluster ID
39675, 440708
Perseus author ID
640
Pinakes author ID
1785
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
10697
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
29428
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
20585
Prosopographia Imperii Romani online ID
4878
Provenio UUID
de7c1fd7-ec58-492f-93ca-e9f488150ede
RERO ID (legacy)
A000066747
RSPA ancient author ID
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RedBA Granada authority ID
52681
SAIA authority ID
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SBN author ID
CFIV074583
SELIBR ID
187604
SHARE Catalogue author ID
330713
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
36398, 56309
TLG author ID
0186
The Latin Library author ID
fronto
ToposText person ID
16820
Treccani ID
marco-cornelio-frontone
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
marco-cornelio-frontone
Trismegistos author ID
323
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
17k (3.8k–17k, n=3)
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058614006106706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1048794, a1179703
Unz Review author ID
FrontoMarcusCornelius
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10202639
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/19181
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjvkMJKGR9xWJ4J3fHT6Td
Yale LUX ID
person/86b36e92-432b-4505-a529-9818a3187b09

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
writer, poet, politician, lawyer, philosopher, jurist, military personnel
Described by source 4
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok, Pauly–Wissowa
Field of work 2
law, rhetoric
Cause of death 1
Antonine Plague
Country of citizenship 1
Ancient Rome
Gens 1
Cornelia gens
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Latin
Place of birth 1
Cirta
Place of death 1
Rome
Position held 1
Roman consul
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Quintus Cornelius Quadratus
Siblings 1
Quintus Cornelius Quadratus
Student 1
Marcus Aurelius
Students 1
Marcus Aurelius
Work location 1
Ancient Rome
Writing language 1
Latin
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Summary

Marcus Cornelius Fronto was born in 100[1] in Cirta[2]. He died in 160[3] in Rome[4]. He worked as a writer[5], politician[6], poet[7], lawyer[8], and philosopher[9].

FAQs

Where was Marcus Cornelius Fronto born?

Marcus Cornelius Fronto's place of birth was Cirta[2].

Where did Marcus Cornelius Fronto die?

Marcus Cornelius Fronto died in Rome[4].

What did Marcus Cornelius Fronto do for work?

Marcus Cornelius Fronto worked as a writer[5], politician[6], poet[7], lawyer[8], and philosopher[9].

Related Entities

law lawyer Marcus Aurelius rhetoric

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  1. [2] ↑ . oxfordreference.com. oxfordreference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [20] ↑ . Antoninus. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Date of birth → 100
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