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Marcus Cornelius Fronto
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2nd century Roman rhetorician and advocate
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Marcus Cornelius Fronto (100–160) was an Ancient Roman writer, politician, poet, and lawyer. Born in Cirta, he held the position of Roman consul and worked in the fields of law and rhetoric. He was a member of the Cornelia gens and the sibling of Quintus Cornelius Quadratus. Fronto wrote in Latin and served as a teacher to Marcus Aurelius.
His literary output includes works such as *Opera inedita cum epistulis item ineditis Antonini Pii, M. Aurelii, L. Veri et Appiani* and *M. Cornelii Frontonis Reliquiae*. He died in Rome from the Antonine Plague.
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- Works
- 32
Top works
- Opera inedita cum epistulis item ineditis Antonini Pii, M. Aurelii, L. Veri et Appiani
- M. Cornelii Frontonis et M. Aurelii Imperatoris epistulae. L. Veri et Antonini Pii et Appiani epistularum reliquiae. Fragmenta Frontonis et scripta grammatica. Editio prima Romana plus centum epistulis aucta ex codice rescripto Bibliothecae Pontificiae Vaticanae
- C. Cornelii Taciti Dialogus de oratoribus a corruptelis nuper illatis repurgatus ex Lipsiana ed. anni M.D.LXXIIII
- M. Cornelii Frontonis aliorvmqve reliqvae qvae codice vaticano 5750 rescripto continentvr
- M. Cornelii Frontonis Reliquiae
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Cirta
- Place of death
- Rome
- Sibling
- Quintus Cornelius Quadratus
- Occupation
- jurist
- Position held
- Roman consul
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Field of work
- rhetoric
- Work location
- Ancient Rome
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- date of birth
- 0100-00-00
- date of death
- 0160-00-00
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Marcus Cornelius Fronto
- gens
- Cornelia gens
- cause of death
- Antonine Plague
- writing language
- Latin
- student
- Marcus Aurelius
- name in native language
- Marcus Cornelius Fronto
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Encyclopedic overview
Marcus Cornelius Fronto (c. 100 – late 160s AD), best known as Fronto, was a Roman grammarian, rhetorician, and advocate. Of Berber origin, he was born at Cirta (modern-day Constantine, Algeria) in Numidia. He was suffect consul for the nundinium of July–August 142 with Gaius Laberius Priscus as his colleague. Emperor Antoninus Pius appointed him tutor to his adopted sons, the future emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus.
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