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Libanius

314 - 393

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Libanius (Ancient Greek: Λιβάνιος, romanized: Libanios; c. 314–392 or 393) was a teacher of rhetoric of the Sophist school in the Eastern Roman Empire. His prolific writings make him one of the best documented teachers of higher education in the ancient world and a critical source of history of the Greek East during the 4th century AD. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Libanius has received more than 193,394 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Libanius is the 61st most popular historian (down from 59th in 2019), the 271st most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 312th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Turkish Historian.

Libanius was a Greek orator and sophist who lived from 314 to 393 AD. He is most famous for his orations, which were written in the style of the ancient Greek orators.

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  • 2.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Libanius ranks 61 out of 561. Before him are Marcus Velleius Paterculus, Geoffrey of Villehardouin, Callisthenes, Tzvetan Todorov, John Skylitzes, and Francesco Guicciardini. After him are Theophylact Simocatta, Poggio Bracciolini, Al-Baladhuri, Theopompus, Heinrich Wölfflin, and Gaston Maspero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 314, Libanius ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 393, Libanius ranks 1. After him is Richomeres.

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    Libanius

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    314 - 393

    HPI: 63.99

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Libanius ranks 271 out of 1,347. Before him are Alexander Ypsilantis (1792), Thomas Palaiologos (1409), Pancras of Rome (289), Lydia of Thyatira (100), Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha (1635), and Antipas of Pergamum (100). After him are Gülbahar Hatun (1429), Süleyman Çelebi (1377), Aristagoras (-600), Thrasymachus (-459), Hümaşah Sultan (1540), and Euphemia (289).

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Among HISTORIANS In Türkiye

Among historians born in Türkiye, Libanius ranks 7. Before him are Herodotus (-484), Hecataeus of Miletus (-550), Cassius Dio (155), Arrian (89), Ali ibn al-Athir (1160), and Socrates of Constantinople (380). After him are Ephorus (-400), Eunapius (349), Agatharchides (-208), Michael Attaleiates (1021), Doukas (1400), and Philostorgius (368).

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