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Quintus Hortensius

Roman lawyer, statesman and orator (consul 69 BC)
Person human Q320902
Quintus Hortensius
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Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
114 BC
Date of death
50 BC
Place of birth
Ancient Rome
Place of death
Rome
Country of citizenship
Ancient Rome[17]
Occupation
lawyer, writer, poet, orator, annalist, politician[18]
Position held
praetors, quaestor, aedile, ancient Roman senator, Roman consul[19][20][21][22][23]
Notable work
Annales[24]
Father
Hortensius[10]
Mother
Sempronia Tuditana[11]
Spouse
Lutatia, Marcia[12][13]
Child
Hortensia, Quintus Hortensius Hortalus, Hortensius Hortalus[14][15][16]
Sibling
Hortensia[38]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin[32]
Cognomen
Hortalus[37]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[42]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The American Cyclopædia, Otto's encyclopedia[26][27][28][29][30][31]
Gens
Hortensia gens[40]
Name in native language
Quintus Hortensius Hortalus[33]
Nomen gentilicium
Hortensius[36]
P14608
102395888
Praenomen
Quintus[35]
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Social classification
noble[39]
Time period
Late Roman Republic[34]
Writing language
Latin[41]
🏷️ Also known as
en Dionysia en Quintus Hortensius en Quintus Hortensius Hortalus de Hortensius Hortalus el Κόιντος Ορτένσιος es Quinto Hortensio Hortalo es Quinto Hortensio he קווינטוס הורטנסיוס it Quinto Ortensio it Quinto Ortensio Ortalo ja クィントゥス・ホルテンシウス ja クィントゥス・ホルテンシウス・ホルタルス ko 호르텐시우스 ko 퀸투스 호르텐시우스 호르탈루스 nl Quintus Hortensius Hortalius pl Hortensjusz Hortalus pt Quinto Hortênsio pt Quinto Hortênsio Hórtalo pt Quintus Hortensius Hortalus ru Гортензий, Квинт
🔖 Identifiers · 37
ISNI
0000000005127175
VIAF cluster ID
32386508
Library of Congress authority ID
nr95016310
GND ID
102395888
Biblissima authority ID
two pressure relief valve
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00284860
CIRIS author ID
1092
DLL Catalog author ID
A3614
De Agostini ID
Ortènsio+Òrtalo,+Quinto
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
102395888
Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic ID
1902
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Quintus-Hortensius-Hortalus
Show all 37 identifiers +25
FAST ID
357003
Freebase ID
/m/01jbmz
Genealogics.org person ID
I00735884
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
quint-hortensi-hortal
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0032981
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Hortensius
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
26174
Krugosvet article (archived)
kultura_i_obrazovanie/literatura/GORTENZI_GORTAL_KVINT.html
NE.se ID
hortensius
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4931005
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070117632
Notable Names Database ID
319/000103010
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3912784
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID
3160
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095945753
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
pcrtjxhH2B8N9p
PHI Latin Texts author ID
532
Perseus author ID
749
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
27070
Sandrart.net person ID
535
ToposText person ID
21223
Treccani ID
quinto-ortensio-ortalo
Trismegistos author ID
4964
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
hortenzijus-1
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdcv63vMpBFrCpyKbkFKd

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, poet, politician, lawyer, orator
Position held 4
Roman consul, praetors, quaestor, aedile
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa
Child 2
Hortensia, Quintus Hortensius Hortalus
Children (paternal) 2
Hortensia, Quintus Hortensius Hortalus
Country of citizenship 1
Ancient Rome
Father 1
Hortensius
Gens 1
Hortensia gens
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Latin
Named after 1
Hortensius
Parent of 1
Hortensius
Place of birth 1
Ancient Rome
Praenomen 1
Quintus
Sex or gender 1
male
Social classification 1
noble
Spouse 1
Marcia
Spouses 1
Marcia
Writing language 1
Latin
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Summary

Quintus Hortensius was born in 114 BC[1] in Ancient Rome[2]. He died in 50 BC[3] in Rome[4]. He worked as a lawyer[5], writer[6], poet[7], orator[8], and annalist[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Quintus Hortensius include Hortensius[43], a literary work[44], written by Cicero[45].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Hortensius[43], a literary work[44], written by Cicero[45].

FAQs

Where was Quintus Hortensius born?

Quintus Hortensius's place of birth was Ancient Rome[2].

Where did Quintus Hortensius die?

Quintus Hortensius passed away in Rome[4].

Who were Quintus Hortensius's parents?

Quintus Hortensius's father was Hortensius[10]. Quintus Hortensius's mother was Sempronia Tuditana[11].

Who was Quintus Hortensius married to?

Quintus Hortensius's spouses include Lutatia[12] and Marcia[13].

What did Quintus Hortensius do for work?

Quintus Hortensius worked as a lawyer[5], writer[6], poet[7], orator[8], and annalist[9].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [22] ↑ . The Magistrates of the Roman Republic. wikidata.org.
  13. [23] ↑ . The Magistrates of the Roman Republic. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Hortensii. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Hortensii. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] ↑ . Perseus Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] ↑ . Perseus Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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