536 - 582
Agathias Scholasticus (Greek: Ἀγαθίας σχολαστικός; c. AD 530 – 582/594) was a Greek poet and the principal historian of part of the reign of the Roman emperor Justinian I between 552 and 558. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Agathias has received more than 110,160 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Agathias is the 751st most popular writer (up from 754th in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from Greece (down from 180th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Greek Writer.
Agathias is most famous for his work on the history of the wars between the Byzantines and the Persians.
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Among writers, Agathias ranks 751 out of 5,755. Before him are Olga Tokarczuk, Solomon Northup, Karl Harrer, Sidonius Apollinaris, Adunis, and Sinclair Lewis. After him are Edmond de Goncourt, Douglas Adams, Miep Gies, Dalton Trumbo, Multatuli, and Jens Peter Jacobsen.
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 745
1808 - 1863
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 746
1890 - 1926
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 747
430 - 489
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 748
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 749
1885 - 1951
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 750
536 - 582
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 751
1822 - 1896
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 752
1952 - 2001
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 753
1909 - 2010
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 754
1905 - 1976
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 755
1820 - 1887
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 756
1847 - 1885
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 757
Among people born in 536, Agathias ranks 1. After him is Evagrius Scholasticus. Among people deceased in 582, Agathias ranks 2. Before him is Tiberius II Constantine. After him are Eutychius of Constantinople and Justinian.
520 - 582
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 1
536 - 582
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 2
512 - 582
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 3
525 - 582
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 4
Among people born in Greece, Agathias ranks 190 out of 936. Before him are Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (1911), Aenesidemus (-80), Exekias (-501), Athenagoras of Athens (133), Aelia Eudocia (401), and Cecrops I (null). After him are Crates of Thebes (-365), Timon of Phlius (-320), Telamon (null), Nearchus (-356), Nabis (-300), and Theophano (941).
1911 - 1937
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 184
80 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 185
501 BC - 501 BC
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 186
133 - 190
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 187
401 - 460
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 188
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 189
536 - 582
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 190
365 BC - 285 BC
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 191
320 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 192
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 193
356 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 194
300 BC - 192 BC
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 195
941 - 976
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 196
Among writers born in Greece, Agathias ranks 22. Before him are Phaedrus (-20), Tyrtaeus (-700), Longus (110), Demetrius Vikelas (1835), Periander (-700), and Aelia Eudocia (401). After him are Odysseas Elytis (1911), Lafcadio Hearn (1850), Bacchylides (-490), Philostratus (170), Agathon (-448), and Aristarchus of Samothrace (-217).
20 BC - 50
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 16
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 17
110 - 200
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 18
1835 - 1908
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 19
700 BC - 583 BC
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 20
401 - 460
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 21
536 - 582
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 22
1911 - 1996
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 23
1850 - 1904
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 24
490 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 25
170 - 250
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 26
448 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 27
217 BC - 144 BC
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 28