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Paul the Silentiary

520 - 580

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Paul the Silentiary, also known as Paulus Silentiarius (Greek: Παῦλος ὁ Σιλεντιάριος, died AD 575–580), was a Greek Byzantine poet and courtier to the emperor Justinian at Constantinople. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul the Silentiary has received more than 41,808 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul the Silentiary is the 2,154th most popular writer (up from 2,426th in 2019), the 130th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 744th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Turkish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 42k

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  • 55.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Alt-Christliche Baudenkmale Von Constantinopel
Paulo el Silenciario
Buildings, structures, Byzantine Architecture, Ayasofya Müzesi
Description de Sainte-Sophie de Constantinople
Buildings, structures, Byzantine Architecture, Poetry
Epigrammi [di] Paolo Silenziario
Beschreibung der Hagia Sophia
Ayasofya Müzesi
Pauli Silentiarii Descriptio S. Sophiae et ambonis
Ayasofya Müzesi

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Paul the Silentiary ranks 2,154 out of 7,302Before him are Ernst von Salomon, Goffredo Mameli, Paul Féval, père, Sabahattin Ali, Aleksander Chodźko, and Musa Cälil. After him are Siri Hustvedt, Charles de Brosses, Amrita Pritam, Eduard Uspensky, Paul Morand, and Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 520, Paul the Silentiary ranks 8Before him are Pope John III, Justin II, Tiberius II Constantine, Charibert I, Emperor Sushun, and Martin of Braga. After him is Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma. Among people deceased in 580, Paul the Silentiary ranks 2Before him is Martin of Braga. After him is Audovera.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Paul the Silentiary ranks 130 out of 169Before him are Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha (1713), Marcellinus Comes (450), George I of Georgia (996), Alexander of Tralles (525), Gainas (400), and Ishpuini of Urartu (-900). After him are Ariobarzanes of Pontus (-250), Eudoxius of Antioch (300), Helena Kantakouzene (1333), Bohemond V of Antioch (1199), Verina (null), and Euphorbus (null).

Among WRITERS In Turkey

Among writers born in Turkey, Paul the Silentiary ranks 4Before him are Zosimus (460), Gregory of Narek (951), and Marcellinus Comes (450). After him are Polemon I of Pontus (-65), Kekaumenos (1020), Dares Phrygius (450), and Diphilus (-350).