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Eunapius

349 - 420

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Eunapius (Greek: Εὐνάπιος; fl. 4th–5th century AD) 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 98,614 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Eunapius is the 107th most popular historian (down from 87th in 2019), the 512th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 460th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Turkish Historian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 99k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Eunapius ranks 107 out of 339Before him are Christoph Cellarius, Arnold Hauser, George Kedrenos, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, and Hayden White. After him are Cangjie, Vasily Bartold, Leo the Deacon, Henry Thomas Buckle, Doukas, and Michael Rostovtzeff.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Eunapius ranks 512 out of 1,301Before him are Meletius of Antioch (400), Artabasdos (700), Kâtip Çelebi (1609), Pelagia (400), Ardys of Lydia (-750), and Nubar Pasha (1825). After him are Joe Strummer (1952), Mursili III (-1400), Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873), Metrodorus of Lampsacus (-331), Despina Khatun (1438), and Stratonice of Syria (-317).

Among HISTORIANS In Turkey

Among historians born in Turkey, Eunapius ranks 12Before him are Niketas Choniates (1155), Socrates of Constantinople (380), Libanius (314), Eutropius (320), Ephorus (-400), and George Kedrenos (1100). After him are Leo the Deacon (950), Doukas (1400), John Kinnamos (1143), Matthew of Edessa (1100), Philostorgius (368), and Agatharchides (-208).