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Libanius

314 - 393

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Libanius (Greek: Λιβάνιος, translit. 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 179,310 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Libanius is the 59th most popular historian (down from 58th in 2019), the 313th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 305th in 2019) and the 8th 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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  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Libanius ranks 59 out of 339. Before him are Socrates of Constantinople, Adam of Bremen, Euhemerus, Theopompus, Justin, and Johann Gustav Droysen. After him are Francesco Guicciardini, Joseph Justus Scaliger, Quintus Curtius Rufus, Geoffrey of Villehardouin, Gaston Maspero, and Heinrich Wölfflin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 314, Libanius ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 393, Libanius ranks 1. 

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Libanius ranks 313 out of 1,301. Before him are Heraclides Ponticus (-385), Lydia of Thyatira (100), Gemistus Pletho (1355), Candaules (-800), Erasmus of Formia (300), and Attalus III (-170). After him are Zosimus (460), Fritigern (400), Sostratus of Cnidus (-290), Theophilus of Antioch (140), Megasthenes (-350), and Basiliscus (500).

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Among HISTORIANS In Turkey

Among historians born in Turkey, Libanius ranks 8. Before him are Hecataeus of Miletus (-550), Cassius Dio (155), Arrian (89), Ali ibn al-Athir (1160), Niketas Choniates (1155), and Socrates of Constantinople (380). After him are Eutropius (320), Ephorus (-400), George Kedrenos (1100), Eunapius (349), Leo the Deacon (950), and Doukas (1400).

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