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Appius Claudius Caecus

340 BC - 273 BC

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Appius Claudius Caecus (fl. c. 312–279 BC) was a statesman and writer from the Roman Republic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Appius Claudius Caecus has received more than 278,905 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Appius Claudius Caecus is the 900th most popular writer (down from 869th in 2019).

Appius Claudius Caecus was most famous for being the first plebeian consul.

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  • 280k

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  • 62.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Appius Claudius Caecus ranks 900 out of 7,302. Before him are Ben Jonson, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Eugène Scribe, Daniel Goleman, Roger Zelazny, and Nikolai Ostrovsky. After him are Shoko Asahara, Sherwood Anderson, Etty Hillesum, Bruce Chatwin, Maurice Druon, and Wole Soyinka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 340 BC, Appius Claudius Caecus ranks 3. Before him are Chandragupta Maurya, and Berenice I of Egypt. After him are Theodorus the Atheist, Philetaerus, King Wuling of Zhao, Menedemus, Duris of Samos, Philochorus, and Polyaenus of Lampsacus. Among people deceased in 273 BC, Appius Claudius Caecus ranks 2. Before him is Bindusara.

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