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Dio Chrysostom

40 - 120

Dio Chrysostom

Dio Chrysostom (; Greek: Δίων Χρυσόστομος Dion Chrysostomos), Dion of Prusa or Dio Cocceianus (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 and a funny mock essay "In Praise of Hair", as well as a few other fragments. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dio Chrysostom has received more than 131,191 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Dio Chrysostom is the 928th most popular writer (up from 1,021st in 2019), the 345th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 359th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Turkish Writer.

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

Memorability Metrics

130k
Page Views (PV)
70.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
7.90
Effective Languages (L*)
2.19
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dio Chrysostom ranks 928 out of 5,794. Before him are Irving Stone, Zeami Motokiyo, Fyodor Tyutchev, Jean Giraudoux, Ivan Gundulić, and Emanuel Schikaneder. After him are Ban Gu, Johannes Tauler, Jacques Clément, Alexander Litvinenko, Julian Barnes, and Lafcadio Hearn.

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Irving Stone
1903 - 1989
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 922
Zeami Motokiyo
1363 - 1443
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 923
Fyodor Tyutchev
1803 - 1873
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 924
Jean Giraudoux
1882 - 1944
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 925
Ivan Gundulić
1589 - 1638
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 926
Emanuel Schikaneder
1751 - 1812
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 927
Dio Chrysostom
40 - 120
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 928
Ban Gu
32 - 92
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 929
Johannes Tauler
1300 - 1361
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 930
Jacques Clément
1567 - 1589
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 931
Alexander Litvinenko
1962 - 2006
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 932
Julian Barnes
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 933
Lafcadio Hearn
1850 - 1904
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 934

Contemporaries

Among people born in 40, Dio Chrysostom ranks 7. Before him are Pope Clement I, Pedanius Dioscorides, Martial, Claudia Octavia, Statius, and Gnaeus Julius Agricola. Among people deceased in 120, Dio Chrysostom ranks 2. Before him is Tacitus. After him are Nicomachus and Gaius Octavius Tidius Tossianus Lucius Javolenus Priscus.

Others Born in 40

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Pope Clement I
40 - 99
HPI: 81.67
Rank: 1
Pedanius Dioscorides
40 - 90
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 2
Martial
40 - 104
HPI: 77.15
Rank: 3
Claudia Octavia
40 - 62
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 4
Statius
40 - 96
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 5
Gnaeus Julius Agricola
40 - 93
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 6
Dio Chrysostom
40 - 120
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 7

Others Deceased in 120

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Tacitus
54 - 120
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 1
Dio Chrysostom
40 - 120
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 2
Nicomachus
60 - 120
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 3
Gaius Octavius Tidius Tossianus Lucius Javolenus Priscus
60 - 120
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 4