Marcus Silius Messala

2nd century Roman senator and consular legate
Person human Q349334
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Marcus Silius Messala

Summary

Marcus Silius Messala is a human[1]. He was born on +0200-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +0201-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a politician[4] and military personnel[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Marcus Silius Messala was born on +0200-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Marcus Silius Messala died on +0201-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Marcus Silius Messala held citizenship in Ancient Rome[7].
  • Marcus Silius Messala's professions included politician[4].
  • Marcus Silius Messala worked as a military personnel[5].
  • Marcus Silius Messala held the position of ancient Roman senator[8].
  • Marcus Silius Messala held the position of Roman consul[9].
  • Marcus Silius Messala is recorded as male[10].
  • Marcus Silius Messala's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Marcus Silius Messala's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cc899k[12].
  • Marcus Silius Messala's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin[13].
  • Marcus Silius Messala's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Marcus Silius Messalla'}[14].
  • Marcus Silius Messala's time period is recorded as High Roman Empire[15].
  • Marcus Silius Messala's praenomen is recorded as Marcus[16].
  • Marcus Silius Messala's nomen gentilicium is recorded as Silius[17].
  • Marcus Silius Messala's cognomen is recorded as Messalla[18].
  • Marcus Silius Messala's gens is recorded as Silia gens[19].
  • Marcus Silius Messala's Prosopographia Imperii Romani online ID is recorded as 12488[20].

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Origins and Family

Marcus Silius Messala was born on +0200-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[4] and military personnel[5]. Positions held include ancient Roman senator[8], a position[21], in Ancient Rome[22] and Roman consul[9], an elective office[23], in Ancient Rome[24], founded in -0509[25].

Death and Burial

Marcus Silius Messala died on +0201-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Marcus Silius Messala ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

FAQs

What did Marcus Silius Messala do for work?

Marcus Silius Messala worked as politician[4] and military personnel[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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