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Aelius Aristides

117 - 189

Aelius Aristides

Publius Aelius Aristides Theodorus (Greek: Πόπλιος Αἴλιος Ἀριστείδης Θεόδωρος; 117–181 AD) was a Greek orator and author considered to be a prime example as a member of the Second Sophistic, a group of celebrated and highly influential orators who flourished from the reign of Nero until c. 230 AD. More than fifty of his orations and other works survive, dating from the reigns of Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aelius Aristides has received more than 131,478 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Aelius Aristides is the 1,212th most popular writer (down from 1,193rd in 2019), the 440th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 415th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Turkish Writer.

Aelius Aristides was a Greek rhetorician who was most famous for his speeches in favor of the emperor Hadrian.

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130k
Page Views (PV)
59.41
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
7.59
Effective Languages (L*)
1.86
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Among writers, Aelius Aristides ranks 1,212 out of 5,755. Before him are Pierre de Marivaux, Achilles Tatius, Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Aristophanes of Byzantium, James Anderson, and Shi Nai'an. After him are Vivant Denon, Chernorizets Hrabar, Giovanni Papini, Betty Friedan, Jeffery Deaver, and Jussi Adler-Olsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 117, Aelius Aristides ranks 2. Before him is Basilides. Among people deceased in 189, Aelius Aristides ranks 4. Before him are Pope Eleutherius, Emperor Ling of Han, and He Jin. After him is Empress He.