Historian
Joannes Zonaras
12th century Byzantine chronicler and theologian
1074 - 1130
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Joannes Zonaras
Her biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Joannes Zonaras is the 25th most popular historian (up from 73rd in 2024).
Joannes Zonaras was a Byzantine historian and theologian who lived during the 12th century. He is famous for his massive work, "Epitome Historiarum," which covers the history of the world from the Creation to the reign of Alexios I Komnenos. The work is especially valuable because it draws on a wide range of sources, many of which are now lost, and it provides a wealth of information on the politics, culture, and society of the Byzantine Empire and its neighbors. Zonaras' "Epitome" was widely read and respected in the Byzantine world and beyond, and it remains an important source for historians today.
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Joannes Zonaras ranks #25 of 579 Historians worldwide, placing them among the top 5% of the profession.
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Among Historians
Among historians, Joannes Zonaras ranks 25 out of 579. Before her are Johann Joachim Winckelmann, Manetho, William of Tyre, Leopold von Ranke, Arrian, and Fernand Braudel. After her are Arnold J. Toynbee, Bede, Johan Huizinga, Ibn Kathir, Edward Gibbon, and Jacob Burckhardt.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1074, Joannes Zonaras ranks 2. Before her is Hugues de Payens. After her are Constantine Doukas, Conrad II of Italy, Al-Hafiz, Hugh, Count of Champagne, Edgar, King of Scotland, Gaston IV, Viscount of Béarn, and Maud, Countess of Huntingdon. Among people deceased in 1130, Joannes Zonaras ranks 3. Before her are Pope Honorius II, and Sigurd the Crusader. After her are Isidore the Laborer, Ibn Tumart, Bohemond II of Antioch, Theresa, Countess of Portugal, Aénor de Châtellerault, Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah, Bernard of Chartres, Margaret Fredkulla, and Herman II, Margrave of Baden.
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Hugues de Payens
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1074 - 1136
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 1
Joannes Zonaras
HISTORIAN
1074 - 1130
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 2
Constantine Doukas
POLITICIAN
1074 - 1095
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 3
Conrad II of Italy
POLITICIAN
1074 - 1101
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 4
Al-Hafiz
POLITICIAN
1074 - 1149
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 5
Hugh, Count of Champagne
NOBLEMAN
1074 - 1126
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 6
Edgar, King of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1074 - 1107
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 7
Gaston IV, Viscount of Béarn
COMPANION
1074 - 1130
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 8
Maud, Countess of Huntingdon
COMPANION
1074 - 1130
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 9
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Pope Honorius II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1130
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 1
Sigurd the Crusader
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1090 - 1130
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 2
Joannes Zonaras
HISTORIAN
1074 - 1130
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 3
Isidore the Laborer
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1080 - 1130
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 4
Ibn Tumart
POLITICIAN
1097 - 1130
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 5
Bohemond II of Antioch
POLITICIAN
1108 - 1130
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 6
Theresa, Countess of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1080 - 1130
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 7
Aénor de Châtellerault
NOBLEMAN
1103 - 1130
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 8
Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah
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1096 - 1130
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 9
Bernard of Chartres
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1070 - 1130
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 10
Margaret Fredkulla
NOBLEMAN
1080 - 1130
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 11
Herman II, Margrave of Baden
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1060 - 1130
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 12
