Gaius Julius Hyginus
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- | '''Gaius Julius Hyginus''' (ca. 64 BC – AD 17) was a [[Latin author]], though whether a native of [[Spain]] or of [[Alexandria]] it is not clear, a pupil of the famous [[Alexander Cornelius|Cornelius Alexander Polyhistor]], and a [[freedman]] of [[Caesar Augustus]], by whom he was made superintendent of the [[Palatine library]]. He is best-known as the author of ''[[Genealogiarum liber - Fabulae |Fabulae]]'' | + | '''Gaius Julius Hyginus''' (ca. 64 BC – AD 17) was a [[Latin author]], though whether a native of [[Spain]] or of [[Alexandria]] it is not clear, a pupil of the famous [[Alexander Cornelius|Cornelius Alexander Polyhistor]], and a [[freedman]] of [[Caesar Augustus]], by whom he was made superintendent of the [[Palatine library]]. He is best-known as the author of ''[[Fabulae]]'' |
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Gaius Julius Hyginus (ca. 64 BC – AD 17) was a Latin author, though whether a native of Spain or of Alexandria it is not clear, a pupil of the famous Cornelius Alexander Polyhistor, and a freedman of Caesar Augustus, by whom he was made superintendent of the Palatine library. He is best-known as the author of Fabulae
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