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Nonius Marcellus

300 - 350

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Nonius Marcellus was a Roman grammarian of the 4th or 5th century AD. His only surviving work is the De compendiosa doctrina, a dictionary or encyclopedia in 20 books that shows his interests in antiquarianism and Latin literature from Plautus to Apuleius. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nonius Marcellus has received more than 67,388 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Nonius Marcellus is the 3,170th most popular writer (down from 2,792nd in 2019).

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  • 67k

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  • 52.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nonius Marcellus ranks 3,170 out of 7,302. Before him are Suryakant Tripathi, Eutychius of Alexandria, Yakov Perelman, Casimir Delavigne, Rubem Fonseca, and Lily Braun. After him are Ernst Wiechert, Halina Konopacka, José de Alencar, Antoine de la Sale, Gennadiy Aygi, and Jefimija.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300, Nonius Marcellus ranks 64. Before him are Metrophanes of Byzantium, Maternus of Cologne, Pope Achillas of Alexandria, Marcia Otacilia Severa, Basilina, and Proculus. After him are Pope Theonas of Alexandria, Jacob of Nisibis, Vetranio, Domitius Domitianus, Nemesianus, and Aphthonius of Antioch. Among people deceased in 350, Nonius Marcellus ranks 6. Before him are Pappus of Alexandria, Constans, Nepotianus, Sextus Pompeius Festus, and Paul I of Constantinople. After him are Hypatius of Gangra, and Eutropia.

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