Surname: Gallus Forename(s): Cornelius Nationality: Roman. VIAF.
Roman poet. Dates: c. 70 BCE and c. 26 BCE. Acquaintance of Cicero. Appointed first
prefect of a new province of Egypt by Octavian and erected statues of himself throughout
this province. Author of four books of love elegies. Biographical information: Oxford Reference. (AC, DD)