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Gaius Cornelius Gallus
Gaius Cornelius Gallus was a Roman poet and soldier who became the first prefect of Egypt after its annexation in 30 BCE. He suppressed a revolt in the Thebaid and campaigned to the First Cataract, recording his deeds in a boastful trilingual inscription at Philae. He lost Augustus's favour, was condemned by the Senate and killed himself in 26 BCE. Only a few lines of his love elegies survive.
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