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Herodian

170 - 250

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Herodian or Herodianus (Greek: Ἡρωδιανός) of Syria, sometimes referred to as "Herodian of Antioch" (c. 170 – c. 240), was a minor Roman civil servant who wrote a colourful history in Greek titled History of the Empire from the Death of Marcus (τῆς μετὰ Μάρκον βασιλείας ἱστορία) in eight books covering the years 180 to 238. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herodian has received more than 241,477 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Herodian is the 1,009th most popular writer (down from 917th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Syria (down from 41st in 2019) and the 6th most popular Syrian Writer.

Herodian is most famous for being the historian of the Roman Empire during the reigns of the emperors Claudius, Nero, and Vespasian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Herodian ranks 1,009 out of 7,302. Before him are Mori Ōgai, Joseph Murphy, Ali Shariati, Jean Giraudoux, Vladimir Bartol, and Machado de Assis. After him are Juan Antonio Villacañas, Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia, Jussi Adler-Olsen, Noah Gordon, William Gibson, and Vasily Zhukovsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 170, Herodian ranks 6. Before him are Ulpian, Pupienus, Philostratus, Guo Jia, and Hippolytus of Rome. After him is Pang De. Among people deceased in 250, Herodian ranks 5. Before him are Nagarjuna, Pope Fabian, Denis, and Philostratus. After him are Cai Yan, Saint Mercurius, Aryadeva, Aristides Quintilianus, Censorinus, and Licinianus.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Herodian ranks 52 out of 210. Before him are Tutush I (1066), Julia Soaemias (180), Andrew of Crete (660), Nicolaus of Damascus (-64), Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), and Damascius (480). After him are Tuman bay II (1474), Julia Maesa (165), Abdul Halim Khaddam (1932), Farid al-Atrash (1910), Amin al-Hafiz (1921), and Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf (1526).

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Among WRITERS In Syria

Among writers born in Syria, Herodian ranks 6. Before him are Al-Maʿarri (973), Adunis (1930), Heliodorus of Emesa (250), Nizar Qabbani (1923), and Andrew of Crete (660). After him are Khaled al-Asaad (1932), Abu Tammam (788), Usama ibn Munqidh (1095), Jurji Zaydan (1861), Cassius Longinus (213), and Alciphron (200).

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