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Jordanes

600 - 600

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Jordanes (; Greek: Ιορδάνης), also written as Jordanis or Jornandes, was a 6th-century Eastern Roman bureaucrat, claimed to be of Gothic descent, who became a historian later in life. He wrote two works, one on Roman history (Romana) and the other on the Goths (Getica). The latter, along with Isidore of Seville's Historia Gothorum, is one of only two extant ancient works dealing with the early history of the Goths. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jordanes has received more than 451,987 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Jordanes is the 273rd most popular writer (down from 267th in 2019).

Jordanes is most famous for his book "Getica" which is a history of the Goths.

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  • 59

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among writers, Jordanes ranks 273 out of 7,302. Before him are Primo Levi, Arthur Miller, Anna Komnene, Walt Whitman, Bartolomé de las Casas, and Alcaeus of Mytilene. After him are Marguerite Duras, Henrik Pontoppidan, Alphonse Daudet, Kenzaburō Ōe, Italo Calvino, and Dionysius of Halicarnassus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Jordanes ranks 5. Before him are Abu Hurairah, Samo, Pope Eugene I, and Zainab bint Muhammad. After him are Musaylimah, Abdullah ibn Masud, Pope Vitalian, Bahira, Pope John IV, Abraha, and Maria al-Qibtiyya. Among people deceased in 600, Jordanes ranks 1. After him are Abraha, Qasim ibn Muhammad, Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, Stephanus of Byzantium, Priscian, Leander of Seville, Sophia, Eutocius of Ascalon, Bharavi, Hrólfr Kraki, and David the Invincible.

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