Gaius Maecenas Melissus
Gaius Maecenas Melissus (fl. 1st century AD) was one of the freedmen of Maecenas, the noted Roman Augustan patron of the arts. His primary importance for Latin literature is that he invented his own form of comedy known as the "fabula trabeata" (tales of the knights).
Also recorded as Gaius Melissus Maecenas
Gaius Maecenas Melissus
- Born
- 100 · Spoleto.
- Died
- 100
- Nationality
- Ancient Rome
- Occupation
- librarian · poet · writer
- Languages
- Latin
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Gaius Maecenas Melissus (fl. 1st century AD) was one of the freedmen of Maecenas, the noted Roman Augustan patron of the arts. His primary importance for Latin literature is that he invented his own form of comedy known as the "fabula trabeata" (tales of the knights).
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Gaius Maecenas Melissus. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q8800 · wikipedia · Gaius Maecenas Melissus
In this article
Biography
Born at Spoleto in 100, died in 100.
The recorded working language is Latin.
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Gaius Maecenas Melissus”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q8800: Gaius Maecenas Melissus
General reference · Wikidata
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessauthority record
General reference
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Books
38,582 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Gaius Julius SolinusAuthor
- Gaius Julius VictorAuthor
- Gaius LuciliusAuthor
- Gaius MaecenasAuthor
- Gaius Marius VictorinusAuthor
- Gaius MatiusAuthor
- Gaius MemmiusAuthor
- Gaius OppiusAuthor
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Gaius Maecenas Melissus?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.