PHILOSOPHER

Orosius

375 - 420

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Paulus Orosius (; born c. 375/385 – c. 420 AD), less often Paul Orosius in English, was a Roman priest, historian and theologian, and a student of Augustine of Hippo. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Orosius has received more than 298,477 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Orosius is the 243rd most popular philosopher (up from 248th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 40th in 2019) and the most popular Portuguese Philosopher.

Orosius is most famous for his work, "Historiae Adversus Paganos," which is a history of the world from the beginning of the world to the end of the Roman Empire.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Orosius ranks 243 out of 1,267. Before him are Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Chilon of Sparta, Apollodorus of Athens, Milarepa, Ivan Illich, and Ernst Bloch. After him are Michael Psellos, Theano, Iamblichus, Miskawayh, Andronicus of Rhodes, and Guy Debord.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 375, Orosius ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 420, Orosius ranks 3. Before him are Jerome, and Kālidāsa. After him are Pelagius, Sulpicius Severus, Eunapius, Porphyry of Gaza, Jeonji of Baekje, Shapur IV, and Castinus.

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    Orosius

    PHILOSOPHER

    375 - 420

    HPI: 66.45

    Rank: 1

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Orosius ranks 39 out of 633. Before him are Fernando Santos (1954), Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (1948), Maria I of Portugal (1734), Henry, King of Portugal (1512), Afonso III of Portugal (1210), and Edward, King of Portugal (1391). After him are Sancho I of Portugal (1154), John V of Portugal (1689), Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal (1527), Denis of Portugal (1261), Afonso VI of Portugal (1643), and Álvaro Siza Vieira (1933).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Portugal

Among philosophers born in Portugal, Orosius ranks 1. After him are Uriel da Costa (1585), Isaac Abarbanel (1437), Pedro da Fonseca (1528), and Eduardo Lourenço (1923).

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