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John Skylitzes
1040 - 1101
John Skylitzes
John Skylitzes, commonly Latinized as Ioannes Scylitzes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Σκυλίτζης, romanized: Iōánnēs Skylítzēs, Byzantine Greek: [i.oˈa.nis sc̠iˈlit.t͡sis]; Latin: Ioannes Scyllitzes, Medieval Latin: [jɔˈan.ne̝s sk̟ilˈlit̪.d͡ze̝s]; early 1040s – after 1101), was a Byzantine historian of the late 11th century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Skylitzes has received more than 121,329 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). John Skylitzes is the 50th most popular historian (up from 54th in 2019).
John Skylitzes is most famous for his chronicle of the Byzantine Empire, which he wrote in the 10th century.
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120k
Page Views (PV)
64.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
10.89
Effective Languages (L*)
2.36
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, John Skylitzes ranks 50 out of 339. Before him are Ali ibn al-Athir, Niketas Choniates, Jared Diamond, Poggio Bracciolini, Tzvetan Todorov, and Callisthenes. After him are Marcus Velleius Paterculus, Socrates of Constantinople, Euhemerus, Theopompus, Justin, and Johann Gustav Droysen.
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HPI: 65.40
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HPI: 65.33
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1040, John Skylitzes ranks 3. Before him are Alfonso VI of León and Castile and Rashi. After him are Géza I of Hungary, Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad, Håkan the Red, Ida of Lorraine, Ivo of Chartres, Sikelgaita, Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg, Geoffrey III, Count of Anjou, and Herman I of Baden. Among people deceased in 1101, John Skylitzes ranks 4. Before him are Mahmud al-Kashgari, Bruno of Cologne, and Roger I of Sicily. After him are Su Shi, Hugh, Count of Vermandois, Su Song, Conrad II of Italy, Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, Urraca of Zamora, Akka Mahadevi, and Emperor Daozong of Liao.
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Alfonso VI of León and Castile
1040 - 1109
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 1
Rashi
1040 - 1105
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 2
John Skylitzes
1040 - 1101
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 3
Géza I of Hungary
1040 - 1077
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 4
Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad
1040 - 1095
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 5
Håkan the Red
1040 - 1079
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 6
Ida of Lorraine
1040 - 1113
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 7
Ivo of Chartres
1040 - 1115
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 8
Sikelgaita
1040 - 1090
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 9
Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg
1040 - 1086
HPI: 52.52
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Geoffrey III, Count of Anjou
1040 - 1097
HPI: 52.34
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Herman I of Baden
1040 - 1074
HPI: 51.84
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Mahmud al-Kashgari
1029 - 1101
HPI: 71.32
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Bruno of Cologne
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HPI: 67.85
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Roger I of Sicily
1031 - 1101
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 3
John Skylitzes
1040 - 1101
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 4
Su Shi
1037 - 1101
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 5
Hugh, Count of Vermandois
1057 - 1101
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 6
Su Song
1020 - 1101
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 7
Conrad II of Italy
1074 - 1101
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 8
Welf I, Duke of Bavaria
1035 - 1101
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 9
Urraca of Zamora
1033 - 1101
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 10
Akka Mahadevi
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HPI: 57.82
Rank: 11
Emperor Daozong of Liao
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HPI: 56.85
Rank: 12
