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Cassius Dio

155 - 235

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Lucius Cassius Dio (c. 165 – c. 235), also known as Dio Cassius (Ancient Greek: Δίων Κάσσιος Dion Kassios), was a Roman historian and senator of maternal Greek origin. He published 80 volumes of the history of ancient Rome, beginning with the arrival of Aeneas in Italy. The volumes documented the subsequent founding of Rome (753 BC), the formation of the Republic (509 BC), and the creation of the Empire (27 BC) up until 229 AD, during the reign of Severus Alexander. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cassius Dio has received more than 1,333,983 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Cassius Dio is the 18th most popular historian (down from 17th in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 104th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Turkish Historian.

Cassius Dio was a Roman historian who wrote a history of Rome from the end of the Republic to the reign of Emperor Domitian.

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  • 75.27

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  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Cassius Dio ranks 18 out of 561. Before him are Diodorus Siculus, Hecataeus of Miletus, Manetho, Thomas Kuhn, Mircea Eliade, and William of Tyre. After him are Johann Joachim Winckelmann, Arnold J. Toynbee, Leopold von Ranke, Procopius, Ibn Kathir, and Fernand Braudel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 155, Cassius Dio ranks 3. Before him are Cao Cao, and Tertullian. After him are Sun Jian, Yuan Shu, Xiahou Dun, and Pabag. Among people deceased in 235, Cassius Dio ranks 2. Before him is Severus Alexander. After him are Julia Avita Mamaea, Hippolytus of Rome, Claudius Aelianus, and Pope Pontian.

Others Born in 155

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  • Photo of Cao Cao

    Cao Cao

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    155 - 220

    HPI: 79.98

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Tertullian

    Tertullian

    PHILOSOPHER

    155 - 220

    HPI: 77.13

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Cassius Dio

    Cassius Dio

    HISTORIAN

    155 - 235

    HPI: 75.27

    Rank: 3

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    Sun Jian

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    155 - 191

    HPI: 71.12

    Rank: 4

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    Yuan Shu

    POLITICIAN

    155 - 199

    HPI: 70.04

    Rank: 5

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    Xiahou Dun

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    155 - 220

    HPI: 69.17

    Rank: 6

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    Pabag

    POLITICIAN

    155 - 200

    HPI: 59.39

    Rank: 7

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Others Deceased in 235

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Cassius Dio ranks 102 out of 1,347. Before him are Mustafa IV (1779), Pedanius Dioscorides (40), Enver Pasha (1881), Irenaeus (130), Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (1853), and İsmet İnönü (1884). After him are Andromache (null), Antinous (111), Nikephoros I (760), Anna Komnene (1083), Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), and Dionysius of Halicarnassus (-60).

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Among HISTORIANS In Türkiye

Among historians born in Türkiye, Cassius Dio ranks 3. Before him are Herodotus (-484), and Hecataeus of Miletus (-550). After him are Arrian (89), Ali ibn al-Athir (1160), Socrates of Constantinople (380), Libanius (314), Ephorus (-400), Eunapius (349), Agatharchides (-208), Michael Attaleiates (1021), and Doukas (1400).

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