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Also known as Censorinus Grammaticus, Censorinus the Grammarian

Censorinus () was a Roman grammarian and miscellaneous writer.

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Works
21

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  • De die natali liber ad Q. Caerellium
  • Du jour natal
  • Index operum quæ in hoc uolumine continentur
  • De die natali ex recensione et cum adnotationibus d. Joannis Sigismundi Gruber
  • Tintineo

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
Latin
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date of birth
0250-01-01
time period
Roman Empire
floruit
0300-00-00
Commons category
Censorinus (grammarian)
date of death
0250-00-00
name in native language
Censorinus
writing language
Latin
Commons Creator page
Censorinus
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Works in European collections

21 objects attributed to Censorinus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
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  • Life
  • Legacy
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  • Bibliography
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Censorinus () was a Roman grammarian and miscellaneous writer.

==Name== From its grammatical form, Censorinus is presumably his cognomen, the shared surname of a branch of a Roman family (). The cognomen would typically be used by those descended from, adopted by, or related by prominent marriage to someone who had held the office of censor. Censorinus's given name () and family name () are unknown, although the Marcii Censorini were by far the most prominent family to use the cognomen. The author is sometimes distinguished as ().

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