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Avienus

305 - 375

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Postumius Rufius Festus Avienius (sometimes erroneously Avienus) was a Latin writer of the 4th century AD. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Avienus has received more than 65,974 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Avienus is the 1,483rd most popular writer (down from 1,368th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Tunisia (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Tunisian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 66k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Ora maritima
Ancient Geography, Didactic poetry, Latin, Geography, Ancient
1934
Carmina
1887
Ora maritima. [Liber 1
1900
Rufi Festi Avieni Carmina quae extant omnia
1848
Ora Maritima
1977
Descriptio orbis terrae
Ancient Geography, Geography, Ancient
1961

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Avienus ranks 1,483 out of 7,302. Before him are Samuel ibn Naghrillah, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Gottfried August Bürger, Guido Adler, Ono no Komachi, and Tomi Ungerer. After him are Adam de la Halle, Thoinot Arbeau, Allen Carr, Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Lord Alfred Douglas, and Evelyn Waugh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 305, Avienus ranks 3. Before him are Pope Damasus I, and Crispus.  Among people deceased in 375, Avienus ranks 2. Before him is Valentinian I. After him are Geunchogo of Baekje, and Firmus.

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In Tunisia

Among people born in Tunisia, Avienus ranks 40 out of 210. Before him are Himilco (-550), Salvius Julianus (115), Hanno the Great (-300), Kais Saied (1958), Hasdrubal the Fair (-270), and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica (-100). After him are Hamida Djandoubi (1949), Mohamed Ennaceur (1934), Muhammad VIII al-Amin (1881), Maharbal (-245), Rached Ghannouchi (1941), and Constantine the African (1020).

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Among WRITERS In Tunisia

Among writers born in Tunisia, Avienus ranks 2. Before him are Terence (-185). After him are Albert Memmi (1920), Dracontius (455), Gisèle Halimi (1927), Nemesianus (300), Aboul-Qacem Echebbi (1909), and Ahlam Mosteghanemi (1953).

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