WRITER

Asconius Pedianus

9 BC - 76

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Quintus Asconius Pedianus (BC 9 - AD 76) was a Roman historian. There is no evidence that Asconius engaged in a public career, but his familiarity with the politics and geography of contemporary Rome suggests that he may have written much of his works in the city.During the reigns of Claudius and Nero he compiled historical commentaries on Cicero's speeches for his two sons, employing various sources: the Acta Diurna, shorthand reports or skeletons (commentarii) of Cicero's unpublished speeches, Tiro's life of Cicero, and speeches, letters and histories written during or shortly after Cicero's times, by such authors as Varro, Atticus, Antias, Tuditanus and Fenestella (a contemporary of Livy whom he often criticizes). Only five commentaries survive, relating to in Pisonem, pro Scauro, pro Milone, pro Cornelio de maiestate, and in toga candida. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Asconius Pedianus has received more than 72,494 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Asconius Pedianus is the 1,533rd most popular writer (up from 2,415th in 2019), the 1,643rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,256th in 2019) and the 109th most popular Italian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 72k

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  • 58.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

ASCONIUS: COMMENTARIES ON SPEECHES OF CICERO; TRANS. BY R.G. LEWIS
Orationum Ciceronis quinque enarratio
1907
Asconius
History and criticism, Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin, History
2007
Q. Asconii Pediani Orationvm Ciceronis qvinqve enarratio
1875
Commentarii
Ancient Oratory, Criticism and interpretation, Early works to 1800
1967

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Over the past year Asconius Pedianus has had the most page views in the with 9,044 views, followed by Italian (1,817), and Chinese (1,379). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ukrainian (131.32%), Slovak (81.17%), and Chinese (76.79%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Asconius Pedianus ranks 1,533 out of 7,302. Before him are Juan Goytisolo, Catherine of Bologna, Anne Desclos, Carson McCullers, Rainis, and Adolph Freiherr Knigge. After him are Andal, Kuvempu, Giovannino Guareschi, John Gay, Adnan Oktar, and Fritz Gerlich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 9 BC, Asconius Pedianus ranks 3. Before him are Ptolemy of Mauretania, and Emperor Ping of Han.  Among people deceased in 76, Asconius Pedianus ranks 2. Before him is Nicanor the Deacon.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Asconius Pedianus ranks 1,643 out of 5,161. Before him are Andrea Sansovino (1467), Grimoald, King of the Lombards (610), Emma Morano (1899), Saint Marcella (325), Domitilla the Elder (50), and Matteo Carcassi (1792). After him are Gerolama Orsini (1503), Frederick V, Duke of Swabia (1164), Lamberto Dini (1931), Giovannino Guareschi (1908), Mikhail Tsvet (1872), and Cesare Ripa (1555).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Asconius Pedianus ranks 109. Before him are Quintus Fabius Pictor (-254), Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1427), Enzo of Sardinia (1220), Thomas of Celano (1185), Jacopo Sannazaro (1458), and Catherine of Bologna (1413). After him are Giovannino Guareschi (1908), Corax of Syracuse (-500), Giorgio Bassani (1916), Rafael Sabatini (1875), Pacuvius (-220), and Matteo Maria Boiardo (1441).

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