Historian

Arrian

2nd century Greek historian, official and philosopher

89 - 175

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His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2024). Arrian is the 23rd most popular historian (up from 25th in 2024), the 154th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 144th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Turkish Historian.

Arrian is most famous for his work, "The Campaigns of Alexander," which is an account of the military conquests of Alexander the Great.

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#3,550

More than 18 centuries after death, Arrian still holds rank #3,550 among all individuals in Pantheon.

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Arrian's biography appears in 56 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 95% of all Historians.

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Arrian shares a January 1 birthday with Mary, mother of Jesus, Saint Peter, and Laozi.

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Among Historians

Among historians, Arrian ranks 23 out of 561. Before him are Mircea Eliade, Cassius Dio, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, Manetho, William of Tyre, and Leopold von Ranke. After him are Fernand Braudel, Joannes Zonaras, Arnold J. Toynbee, Bede, Johan Huizinga, and Ibn Kathir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 89, Arrian ranks 1. After him is Sindae of Goguryeo. Among people deceased in 175, Arrian ranks 1. After him are Avidius Cassius, and Faustina the Younger.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Arrian ranks 154 out of 1,347. Before him are Apelles (-370), Saint Nino (296), Erasmus of Formia (300), Basil I (811), Attalus I (-269), and Constans II (630). After him are Pope Vitalian (600), Pope Sabinian (530), Nikephoros I (760), Pope John V (635), Constantine IX Monomachos (1000), and Şehzade Cihangir (1531).

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Among Historians In Türkiye

Among historians born in Türkiye, Arrian ranks 4. Before him are Herodotus (-484), Hecataeus of Miletus (-550), and Cassius Dio (155). After him are Ali ibn al-Athir (1160), Socrates of Constantinople (380), Niketas Choniates (1155), Libanius (314), Ephorus (-400), Eutropius (320), George Kedrenos (1100), and Eunapius (349).

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