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Claudian

370 - 404

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Claudius Claudianus, known in English as Claudian (Greek: Κλαυδιανός; c. 370 – c. 404 AD), was a Latin poet associated with the court of the Roman emperor Honorius at Mediolanum (Milan), and particularly with the general Stilicho. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claudian has received more than 195,049 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Claudian is the 714th most popular writer (down from 698th in 2019), the 134th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 124th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Egyptian Writer.

Claudian is most famous for his epic poem "De Bello Gothico" which was written in the fifth century. This poem tells the story of the Gothic Wars, a series of wars between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Ostrogoths.

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  • 63.52

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  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Claudian ranks 714 out of 5,755. Before him are Tukaram, Jin Yong, Alexander Blok, Louise Hay, Bruno Schulz, and David Irving. After him are Aratus, L. Ron Hubbard, Sarojini Naidu, Klaus Mann, Phillis Wheatley, and Mahmoud Darwish.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 370, Claudian ranks 5. Before him are Pope Boniface I, Constantius III, Pharamond, and Synesius. After him are Macrobius, Sigeric, Isidore of Pelusium, and Atticus of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 404, Claudian ranks 1. After him are Aelia Eudoxia and Saint Telemachus.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Claudian ranks 134 out of 582. Before him are Setnakhte (-1300), Zahi Hawass (1947), Theon of Alexandria (335), Psusennes I (-1100), Arsinoe II (-316), and Ammonius Saccas (175). After him are Sanakht (-2700), Ramesses IX (-1150), Meritamen (-1400), Neferefre (-2500), Claude François (1939), and Mentuhotep III (-2050).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Claudian ranks 9. Before him are Sayyid Qutb (1906), Appian (95), Apollonius of Rhodes (-295), Lactantius (250), Constantine P. Cavafy (1863), and Athenaeus (200). After him are Nonnus (500), Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190), Taha Hussein (1889), Dionysius Thrax (-170), Achilles Tatius (200), and Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888).

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