Gaius Memmius
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Gaius Memmius may refer to:
- Gaius Memmius (Poet)Gaius Memmius (poet)Gaius Memmius , Roman orator and poet, tribune of the people , patron of Lucretius and acquaintance of Catullus....
, the poet, orator, tribune of the people in 66 BC, and believed to be the dedicatee of Lucretius' On the Nature of Things - Gaius Memmius (Tribune)Gaius Memmius (Tribune)Gaius Memmius was a tribune of the plebs in 111 BC and attacked certain aristocrats on a charge of corrupt relations with Jugurtha...
, the tribune in 111 BC, who was assassinated in 99 BC by Glaucia so Lucius Appuleius Saturninus could become tribune
See also
- Saint MemmiusSaint MemmiusSaint Memmius is venerated as the first bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne , and founder of the diocese.According to tradition, Memmius was a Roman citizen who was consecrated by Saint Peter and sent to Gaul to convert the people there to Christianity.However, according to Flodoard, he was a contemporary...
, first bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne