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Dio Chrysostom

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Dio Chrysostom (; Ancient Greek: Δίων Χρυσόστομος Dion Chrysostomos), Dio of Prusa or Cocceianus Dio (c. 40 – c. 115 AD), was a Greek orator, writer, philosopher and historian of the Roman Empire in the 1st century AD. Eighty of his Discourses (or Orations; Λόγοι) are extant, as well as a few letters, a mock essay Encomium on Hair, and a few other fragments. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dio Chrysostom has received more than 220,531 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Dio Chrysostom is the 799th most popular writer (up from 848th in 2019), the 280th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 337th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Turkish Writer.

Dio chrysostom is most famous for his orations, which are speeches that he gave in front of the Roman emperor.

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  • 220k

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  • 63.41

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  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Ilion n'a pas été prise
2012
Troiano
2003
Discours bithyniens
1994
Olympikos, e, Peri tes protes yops Theu ennoias =
2000
Dione di Prusa
2000
Dio - 5 of the Best
2004

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dio Chrysostom ranks 799 out of 7,302. Before him are Georges Bernanos, Marie d'Agoult, Alexander Litvinenko, Cesare Pavese, Ibycus, and Colleen McCullough. After him are Maya Angelou, Pietro Bembo, Jamal Khashoggi, Sarojini Naidu, Tatian, and Karl Harrer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 40, Dio Chrysostom ranks 7. Before him are Pope Clement I, Pedanius Dioscorides, Martial, Statius, Claudia Octavia, and Gnaeus Julius Agricola. After him are Lucius Licinius Sura, and Lucius Flavius Silva. Among people deceased in 120, Dio Chrysostom ranks 3. Before him are Tacitus, and Nicomachus. After him is Gaius Octavius Tidius Tossianus Lucius Javolenus Priscus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Dio Chrysostom ranks 280 out of 1,347. Before him are Aristagoras (-600), Thrasymachus (-459), Hümaşah Sultan (1540), Euphemia (289), Tribonian (475), and Gevherhan Sultan (1605). After him are Ptolemy Philadelphus (-36), Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1010), Thomas the Slav (800), Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (1948), Cornelius Castoriadis (1922), and Midhat Pasha (1822).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Dio Chrysostom ranks 15. Before him are Ammianus Marcellinus (330), Giorgos Seferis (1900), Aratus (-315), Theodore the Studite (759), André Chénier (1762), and Novatian (220). After him are Ahmad Khani (1650), Ibn Hawqal (943), Aziz Nesin (1915), Theodoret (393), Bar Hebraeus (1226), and Mimnermus (-670).

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