250 - 400
Heliodorus Emesenus or Heliodorus of Emesa (Ancient Greek: Ἡλιόδωρος ὁ Ἐμεσηνός) is the author of the ancient Greek novel called the Aethiopica (Αἰθιοπικά) or Theagenes and Chariclea (Θεαγένης καὶ Χαρίκλεια), which has been dated to the 220s or 370s AD. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heliodorus of Emesa has received more than 86,988 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Heliodorus of Emesa is the 811th most popular writer (up from 1,326th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Syria (up from 54th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Syrian Writer.
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Among writers, Heliodorus of Emesa ranks 811 out of 5,755. Before him are Jane Hawking, Menippus, Theognis of Megara, Theodoret, Hans Fallada, and Emilio Salgari. After him are Milorad Pavić, Jean Anouilh, Philip Pullman, Stesichorus, Zhang Sanfeng, and V. S. Naipaul.
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 805
290 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 806
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 807
393 - 458
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 808
1893 - 1947
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 809
1862 - 1911
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 810
250 - 400
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 811
1929 - 2009
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 812
1910 - 1987
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 813
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 814
630 BC - 555 BC
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 815
1200 - 1301
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 816
1932 - 2018
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 817
Among people born in 250, Heliodorus of Emesa ranks 15. Before him are Pope Alexander I of Alexandria, Pope Marcellinus, Carinus, Pope Eusebius, Hormizd I, and Postumus. After him are Bahram I, Tetricus I, Bahram II, Donatus Magnus, Martinian, and Saint Chrysogonus. Among people deceased in 400, Heliodorus of Emesa ranks 3. Before him are Vasubandhu and Onuphrius. After him are Thaïs, Flavia Maximiana Theodora, Eutropius, Quintus Smyrnaeus, Gaius Julius Solinus, Julius Firmicus Maternus, Eustathius of Antioch, Juvencus, and Mallobaudes.
250 - 326
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 9
250 - 304
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 10
250 - 285
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 11
250 - 310
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 12
250 - 273
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 13
250 - 269
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 14
250 - 400
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 15
250 - 276
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 16
250 - 274
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 17
250 - 293
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 18
250 - 355
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 19
250 - 324
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 20
250 - 303
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 21
400 - 400
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 1
320 - 400
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 2
250 - 400
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 3
350 - 400
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 4
270 - 400
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 5
320 - 400
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 6
400 - 400
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 7
400 - 400
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 8
400 - 400
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 9
300 - 400
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 10
400 - 400
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 11
400 - 400
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 12
Among people born in Syria, Heliodorus of Emesa ranks 34 out of 181. Before him are Avidius Cassius (130), Yazid II (687), Émile Benveniste (1902), Romanos the Melodist (490), Adunis (1930), and Moustapha Akkad (1930). After him are Julia Maesa (165), Odaenathus (220), Yazid III (701), Ibrahim ibn al-Walid (700), Nicolaus of Damascus (-64), and Al-Dhahabi (1274).
130 - 175
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 28
687 - 724
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 29
1902 - 1976
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 30
490 - 556
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 31
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 32
1930 - 2005
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 33
250 - 400
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 34
165 - 224
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 35
220 - 267
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 36
701 - 744
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 37
700 - 750
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 38
64 BC - 4
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 39
1274 - 1348
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 40
Among writers born in Syria, Heliodorus of Emesa ranks 3. Before him are Al-Maʿarri (973) and Adunis (1930). After him are Herodian (170), Andrew of Crete (660), Nizar Qabbani (1923), Khaled al-Asaad (1932), Usama ibn Munqidh (1095), Abu Tammam (788), Jurji Zaydan (1861), Ahmad ibn Arabshah (1389), and Alciphron (200).
973 - 1057
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 1
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 2
250 - 400
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 3
170 - 250
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 4
660 - 740
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 5
1923 - 1998
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 6
1932 - 2015
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 7
1095 - 1188
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 8
788 - 846
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 9
1861 - 1914
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 10
1389 - 1450
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 11
200 - 200
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 12