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Eunapius

349 - 420

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Eunapius (Greek: Εὐνάπιος; c. 347 - c. 420) was a Greek sophist, rhetorician, and historian from Sardis in the region of Lydia in Asia Minor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eunapius has received more than 105,113 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Eunapius is the 98th most popular historian (up from 107th in 2019), the 389th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 510th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Turkish Historian.

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  • 110k

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  • 59.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Eunapius ranks 98 out of 561. Before him are George Kedrenos, Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, Vasily Bartold, Tyrannius Rufinus, Shoqan Walikhanov, and Christoph Cellarius. After him are Matrakçı Nasuh, Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, Cangjie, Shlomo Sand, Alois Riegl, and Sextus Julius Africanus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 349, Eunapius ranks 2. Before him is John Chrysostom.  Among people deceased in 420, Eunapius ranks 6. Before him are Jerome, Kālidāsa, Orosius, Pelagius, and Sulpicius Severus. After him are Porphyry of Gaza, Jeonji of Baekje, Shapur IV, and Castinus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Eunapius ranks 389 out of 1,347. Before him are Autolycus of Pitane (-360), John Tzetzes (1110), Irene Doukaina (1066), Aelius Aristides (117), Callippus (-370), and Nicholas Mystikos (852). After him are Sezen Aksu (1954), Artemidorus (200), Halit Ergenç (1970), Yılmaz Güney (1937), Walter Sydney Adams (1876), and Callinus (-680).

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Among HISTORIANS In Türkiye

Among historians born in Türkiye, Eunapius ranks 9. Before him are Cassius Dio (155), Arrian (89), Ali ibn al-Athir (1160), Socrates of Constantinople (380), Libanius (314), and Ephorus (-400). After him are Agatharchides (-208), Michael Attaleiates (1021), Doukas (1400), Philostorgius (368), Matthew of Edessa (1100), and Constantine Lascaris (1434).

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