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Also known as Albius Tibullus, Tibullus Albius

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

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Albius Tibullus was a male poet from the Albia gens who lived in Ancient Rome. He was born in Gabii and died in Rome. Tibullus wrote in Latin and was active around 50 BCE. His sexual orientation is described as non-heterosexuality.

He is the author of works included in collections such as *Catulle, Tibulle et Properce* and *Catulli, Tibulli, Propertii, et Cornelii Galli opera*. These texts are also known under titles like *Catullus, Tibullus et Propertius* and *C. Valerii Catulli, Albii Tibulli, Sex. Aurelii Propertii carmina*. His writings have been described by sources including the *Nordisk familjebok*, the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, the *Pauly–Wissowa*, and *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*.

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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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