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Marcus Minucius Felix: Quick Facts

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Died c.250 • Rome • Italy
Notable Works “Octavius”
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St. Thomas Aquinas
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Virgil
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Roman historian
Catullus, bust in Sirmione, Italy.
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Livy
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Plautus
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Lucretius
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