About Aufidius Bassus
Lived 50 BC – 100. Aufidius Bassus was a Roman historian and poet.
Aufidius Bassus was a renowned Roman historian and orator who lived in the reign of Augustus and Tiberius.
Bassus was a man much admired in Rome for his eloquence. He drew up an account of the Roman wars in Germany. Pliny the Elder carried it down at least as far as the end of Nero's reign. Bassus' other historical work was a Bellum Germanicum, which was published before his Histories.
Seneca the Elder speaks highly of Bassus as a historian; however, the fragments preserved in that writer's Suasoriae (vi. 23) relating to the death of Cicero are characterized by an affected style.
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Who was Aufidius Bassus?
Roman historian who lived in the reign of Tiberius
When was Aufidius Bassus born?
Aufidius Bassus was born in 50 BC.
When did Aufidius Bassus die?
Aufidius Bassus died in 100 in Rome.
What was Aufidius Bassus's occupation?
Aufidius Bassus was a historian and poet.
What nationality was Aufidius Bassus?
Aufidius Bassus was Roman.
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