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Gaius Julius Phaedrus (; Ancient Greek: Φαῖδρος; Phaîdros) or Phaeder (c. 15 BC – c. 50 AD) was a 1st-century AD Roman fabulist and the first versifier of a collection of Aesop's fables into Latin. Nothing is recorded of his life except for what can be inferred from his poems, and there was little mention of his work during late antiquity. It was not until the discovery of a few imperfect manuscripts during and following the Renaissance that his importance emerged, both as an author and in the transmission of the fables.
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- Full name: Phaedrus
- Born: -0020-01-0
- Nationality: Ancient Rome
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q52166
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Who is Phaedrus?
Gaius Julius Phaedrus (; Ancient Greek: Φαῖδρος; Phaîdros) or Phaeder (c.
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Phaedrus is Ancient Rome.
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Phaedrus was born on -0020-01-0.
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