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Also known as Albius Tibullus, Tibullus Albius

thumb|300px|Lawrence Alma-Tadema, ''Tibullus at Delia's''

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Tibullus, also known as Albius Tibullus, was a male poet from Ancient Rome. Born in Gabii, he belonged to the Albia gens and wrote in Latin. His date of birth is variously cited as 50 BCE, 55 BCE, or 54 BCE, while his death in Rome is recorded as occurring in 15 BCE, 19 BCE, 18 BCE, or 17 BCE. He is noted for his non-heterosexual orientation.

His literary output includes works such as *Catulle, Tibulle et Properce* and *Catullus, Tibullus et Propertius*. Various sources list differing counts of his works, with figures ranging from 5 to 108. He has been described in reference texts including the *Nordisk familjebok* and the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*.

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Works
108

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  • Catulle, Tibulle et Properce
  • Catullus, Tibullus et Propertius
  • Catullus. Tibullus. Propertius
  • Catulli, Tibulli, Propertii, et Cornelii Galli opera
  • C. Valerii Catulli, Albii Tibulli, Sex. Aurelii Propertii carmina

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Gender
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Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Place of birth
Gabii
Place of death
Rome
Languages spoken
Latin
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Tibullus.jpg
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Works in European collections

35 objects attributed to Tibullus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

22 sections
Contents
  • Life
  • Horace and Tibullus
  • First book of poetry
  • The Marathus cycle
  • Second book of poetry
  • Third book of poetry
  • Lygdamus elegies
  • ''Panegyricus Messallae''
  • Garland of Sulpicia
  • Sulpicia epigrams
  • Poem 3.19
  • Poem 3.20
  • Epitaph
  • Style of writing
  • The ''Vita Tibulli''
  • Manuscripts
  • Editions
  • Critiques
  • References
  • Citations
  • Further reading
  • External links

thumb|300px|Lawrence Alma-Tadema, ''Tibullus at Delia's

Albius Tibullus ( BC BC) was a Latin poet and writer of elegies. His first and second books of poetry are extant; many other texts attributed to him are of questionable origins.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tibullus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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