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-18–31 · Roman historian, soldier and senator (c.19 BC - c. AD 31)

Also known as: Velleius Paterculus, Gaius Velleius Paterculus, Paterculus, Vellejus, Гай Веллей Патеркул, فيليوس باتركولوس

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