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Claudius Aelianus (Ancient Greek: Κλαύδιος Αἰλιανός, Greek transliteration Kláudios Ailianós; c. 175 – c. 235 AD), commonly Aelian (), born at Praeneste, was a Roman author and teacher of rhetoric who flourished under Septimius Severus and probably outlived Elagabalus, who died in 222. He spoke Greek so fluently that he was called "honey-tongued" (μελίγλωσσος meliglossos); Roman-born, he preferred Greek authors, and wrote in a slightly archaizing Greek himself.His two chief works are valuable for the numerous quotations from the works of earlier authors, which are otherwise lost, and for the surprising lore, which offers unexpected glimpses into the Greco-Roman world-view. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claudius Aelianus has received more than 261,921 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Claudius Aelianus is the 1,159th most popular writer (down from 764th in 2019).
Claudius Aelianus is most famous for his work, "On the Nature of Animals."
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Among writers, Claudius Aelianus ranks 1,159 out of 5,755. Before him are Robert Wilson, Alfred Kubin, Jean Giono, Odoric of Pordenone, Danielle Steel, and Judah Leon Abravanel. After him are Hans Urs von Balthasar, Vladimir Korolenko, Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, Sami Frashëri, Robert Jordan, and Marilyn vos Savant.
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Among people born in 200, Claudius Aelianus ranks 22. Before him are Wei Yan, Bhāsa, Zhang Jue, Xiahou Yuan, Sasan, and Artabanus IV of Parthia. After him are Lucius Artorius Castus, Tatiana of Rome, Achilles Tatius, Yu Jin, Paul of Samosata, and Sabellius. Among people deceased in 235, Claudius Aelianus ranks 6. Before him are Severus Alexander, Cassius Dio, Pope Pontian, Hippolytus of Rome, and Julia Avita Mamaea.
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