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Alexander of Abonoteichus

105 - 170

Alexander of Abonoteichus

Alexander of Abonoteichus (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Ἀβωνοτειχίτης Aléxandros ho Abōnoteichítēs), also called Alexander the Paphlagonian (c. 105 – c. 170 CE), was a Greek mystic and oracle, and the founder of the Glycon cult that briefly achieved wide popularity in the Roman world. The contemporary writer Lucian reports that he was an utter fraud – the god Glycon was supposedly made up of a live snake with an artificial head. The vivid narrative of his career given by Lucian might be taken as fictitious but for the corroboration of certain coins of the emperors Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius and of a statue of Alexander, said by Athenagoras to have stood in the forum of Parium. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander of Abonoteichus has received more than 141,807 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander of Abonoteichus is the 4,104th most popular writer, the 877th most popular biography from Türkiye and the 105th most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among writers, Alexander of Abonoteichus ranks 4,104 out of 7,302. Before him are Izzat Ghazzawi, Aleko Konstantinov, Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, Sándor Weöres, Yevgeny Petrov, and Johann Fischart. After him are Ahmed Rami, Emanuel Geibel, Berta Zuckerkandl, Marietta Shaginyan, Marie-Claire Blais, and Mona Simpson.

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Izzat Ghazzawi
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Aleko Konstantinov
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HPI: 50.02
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Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber
1924 - 2006
HPI: 50.01
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Sándor Weöres
1913 - 1989
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 4,101
Yevgeny Petrov
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HPI: 50.01
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Johann Fischart
1546 - 1590
HPI: 50.01
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Alexander of Abonoteichus
105 - 170
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 4,104
Ahmed Rami
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 4,105
Emanuel Geibel
1815 - 1884
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 4,106
Berta Zuckerkandl
1864 - 1945
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 4,107
Marietta Shaginyan
1888 - 1982
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 4,108
Marie-Claire Blais
1939 - 2021
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 4,109
Mona Simpson
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 4,110

Contemporaries

Among people born in 105, Alexander of Abonoteichus ranks 3. Before him are Faustina the Elder, and Emperor Shang of Han. After him is Gaeru of Baekje. Among people deceased in 170, Alexander of Abonoteichus ranks 5. Before him are Ptolemy, Apuleius, Salvius Julianus, and Junius Rusticus.