Gaius Cornelius Gallus (69 BC – 24 BC), was the first prefect of Roman Egypt. Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC - 60s BC - 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC Years: 74 BC 73 BC 72 BC 71 BC 70 BC 69 BC 68 BC 67 BC 66... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC - 20s BC - 10s BC 0s 10s 20s 30s Years: 29 BC 28 BC 27 BC 26 BC 25 BC 24 BC 23 BC 22 BC 21 BC 20 BC 19... A prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficio, to make in front, i. ... The Roman Empire ca. ...

He was born at Fréjus of humble parentage and first made his name in Rome as a poet. During the disturbances following the assassination of Julius Caesar, he attached himself to the party of Octavian and was appointed to the commission for distribution of farms to veterans in the north of Italy, where he is supposed to have met Virgil. Roman ruins, aquaduct Fréjus is a coastal town and commune, in the Var département, in southern France. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,823,807 almost 4,000,000 1... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... A bust of Julius Caesar. ... The famous statue of Octavian at the Prima Porta Caesar Augustus (Latin:IMP·CAESAR·DIVI·F·AVGVSTVS) ¹ (23 September 63 BC–19 August AD 14), known to modern historians as Octavian for the period of his life prior to 27 BC, is considered the first and one of the most... A sculpture of Virgil, probably from the 1st century AD. Publius Vergilius Maro (October 15, 70 BC–19 BC), known in English as Virgil or Vergil, is a Latin poet, the author of the Eclogues, the Georgics and the Aeneid, the last being an epic poem of twelve books that...

He was an officer in the army which triumphed at the Battle of Actium, and pursued Mark Antony to Egypt, of which he was made governor. After four years, during which he extended and consolidated Roman rule to the south, he began to pursue a policy of self-aggrandisement in the province; this entailed securing permission from Augustus to engage in an invasion of Arabia Felix in 25 BC. Fortunately, a peaceful settlement was worked out and Gallus' troops, almost stranded midway without water and supplies, were spared disaster. Nevertheless, he was recalled and exiled; shorty afterwards he committed suicide. Combatants Octavian Mark Antony, Cleopatra VII of Egypt Commanders Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa Mark Antony Strength 260 warships, mostly liburnian vessels 220 warships, mostly quinqueremes and 60 egyptian warships Casualties Unknown Almost all of Antonys fleet The Battle of Actium was a naval battle of the Roman Civil War between... Bust of Mark Antony Marcus Antonius (Latin: M·ANTONIVS·M·F·M·N¹) (ca. ...

Fragments of his elegiac poetry, which was admired by Virgil, remain.