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Egeria

310 - Today

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Egeria, Etheria, or Aetheria was a Hispano-Roman Christian woman, widely regarded to be the author of a detailed account of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land about 381/2–384. The long letter, dubbed Peregrinatio or Itinerarium Egeriae, is addressed to a circle of women at home. Historical details it contains set the journey in the early 380s, making it the earliest of its kind. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Egeria has received more than 36,481 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Egeria is the 1,063rd most popular writer (up from 1,072nd in 2019).

Egeria is most famous for being a water nymph who was the wife of Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome. She was said to have helped Numa create the Roman calendar and sacred rites.

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  • 2.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among writers, Egeria ranks 1,063 out of 7,302. Before her are Ernst Barlach, Adalbert Stifter, Ibn Sirin, Zelda Fitzgerald, Kazi Nazrul Islam, and Titus Pomponius Atticus. After her are Ernst Toller, Valerie Solanas, Sonia Rykiel, Madeleine de Scudéry, Ilia Chavchavadze, and Diana Wynne Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 310, Egeria ranks 4. Before her are Pope Liberius, Ausonius, and Apollinaris of Laodicea. After her are Antipope Eulalius, Proclus of Constantinople, Pope Theophilus of Alexandria, Gaius Marius Victorinus, Jovinus, Maximus of Ephesus, Count Theodosius, and Pacian.

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