About Hosidius Geta
Lived 200 – 300. Hosidius Geta was a Roman playwright, writer and poet.
Hosidius Geta ( ; fl. late 2nd – early 3rd century AD) was a Roman playwright. Tertullian refers to him as his contemporary in the De Prescriptione Haereticorum.
Geta was the author of a tragedy in 462 verses titled Medea. It is the earliest known example of a Virgilian cento, that is, a poem constructed entirely out of lines and half-lines from the works of Virgil. The poet used Virgilian hexameters for the spoken parts of the play, and half-hexameters for the choral parts.
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Who was Hosidius Geta?
Roman playwright (late 2nd/early 3rd century AD)
When was Hosidius Geta born?
Hosidius Geta was born in 200 in Africa.
When did Hosidius Geta die?
Hosidius Geta died in 300.
What was Hosidius Geta's occupation?
Hosidius Geta was a playwright, writer and poet.
What nationality was Hosidius Geta?
Hosidius Geta was Roman.
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