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Philostratus of Lemnos

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Philostratus of Lemnos (Ancient Greek: Φιλόστρατος ὁ Λήμνιος; c. 190 – c. 230 AD), also known as Philostratus the Elder to distinguish him from Philostratus the Younger who was also from Lemnos, was a Greek sophist of the Roman imperial period. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philostratus of Lemnos has received more than 36,956 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Philostratus of Lemnos is the 2,451st most popular writer (up from 2,923rd in 2019), the 465th most popular biography from Greece (up from 531st in 2019) and the 57th most popular Greek Writer.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Philostratus of Lemnos ranks 2,451 out of 7,302. Before him are Johann Karl August Musäus, Petar Preradović, E. Nesbit, Chariton, Didymus Chalcenterus, and Claude Farrère. After him are Jean-Baptiste Dubos, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Predrag Matvejević, Léon Werth, Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky, and Parthenius of Nicaea.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200, Philostratus of Lemnos ranks 57. Before him are Sabinianus, Pacatianus, Fructuosus, Apollonius Dyscolus, Alexander of Jerusalem, and Abercius of Hieropolis. After him are Mussius Aemilianus, Phlegon of Tralles, Hermogenes of Tarsus, Sansang of Goguryeo, Hierocles, and Manlia Scantilla. Among people deceased in 230, Philostratus of Lemnos ranks 3. Before him are Saint Cecilia, and Pope Urban I. After him is Marius Maximus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Philostratus of Lemnos ranks 465 out of 1,024. Before him are Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha (1855), Koçi Xoxe (1911), Dorieus (-600), Müezzinzade Ali Pasha (null), Hyperbolus (-500), and Theagenes of Thasos (-500). After him are Lamachus (-500), Ioannis Kolettis (1773), Archidamus V (-250), Callicratidas (-500), Menedemus (-340), and Augustinos Kapodistrias (1778).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Philostratus of Lemnos ranks 57. Before him are Vassilis Vassilikos (1933), Dexippus (210), Asclepiades of Samos (-320), Phylarchus (-255), Victorinus of Pettau (250), and Dionysios Solomos (1798). After him are Antigonus of Carystus (-290), Praxilla (-500), Philitas of Cos (-400), Kostis Palamas (1859), Antiphanes (-388), and Acusilaus (-600).

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