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Meleager of Gadara

130 BC - 60 BC

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Meleager of Gadara (Greek: Μελέαγρος Meleagros; fl. 1st century BC) was a poet and collector of epigrams. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Meleager of Gadara has received more than 62,701 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Meleager of Gadara is the 1,776th most popular writer (down from 1,749th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Jordan (down from 13th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Jordanian Writer.

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  • 63k

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  • 56.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Meleager of Gadara ranks 1,776 out of 5,755Before him are Eliza Orzeszkowa, Alexander Imich, Peter Shaffer, Alejandra Pizarnik, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, and Petar Kočić. After him are Bernard Malamud, Theodor Nöldeke, Viktor Barna, André Brink, György Konrád, and Elvira Madigan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 130 BC, Meleager of Gadara ranks 4Before him are Cleopatra Selene of Syria, Antiochus of Ascalon, and Lucius Appuleius Saturninus. After him are Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, Appius Claudius Pulcher, and Gnaeus Papirius Carbo. Among people deceased in 60 BC, Meleager of Gadara ranks 2Before him is Andronicus of Rhodes. After him are Aretas IV Philopatris, Lucius Cornelius Balbus, Alfenus Varus, Quintus Lutatius Catulus, Octavia the Elder, Mariamne, Gaius Sosius, and Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus.

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, Meleager of Gadara ranks 14 out of 44Before him are Nicomachus (60), Philodemus (-110), Balak (null), Simon bar Giora (100), Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966), and Jair (-1000). After him are Phinehas (-1300), Fouad Twal (1940), Fayez Tarawneh (1949), Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), Marouf al-Bakhit (1947), and Zaid ibn Shaker (1934).

Among WRITERS In Jordan

Among writers born in Jordan, Meleager of Gadara ranks 2Before him are Menippus (-290). After him are Samih al-Qasim (1939) and Nahed Hattar (1960).