Gallus
Gallus, (Caius Cornelius,) an eminent Roman poet
and courtier, was born at Forum Julii (Frejus) about
66 B.C. He served in the army under Octavius, who
received him into his favour and confidence and gave
him a high command in the war against Antony. After
the death of Antony, about 30 B.C., Augustus appointed
Gallus Governor of Egypt, which he rul...
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Gaius Cornelius Gallus (ca. 70 BC–26 BC), Roman poet, orator and politician, was born of humble parents at Forum Livii
(Forlì)[citation needed] in Italy.
At an early age he moved to Rome, where he was taught by the same master as Virgil and Varius Rufus. Virgil, who dedicated one
of his eclogues (X) to him, was in great measure indebted to the in...
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C. Cornelius, was born at Forum Iulii (Fréjus) in Gaul, of poor parents, about B.C. 66. He went to Italy at
an early age, and began his career as a poet when he was about twenty years of age. He had already attained
considerable distinction at the time of Caesar's death, 44; and upon the arrival of Octavianus in Italy after
that event, Gallus em...
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