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Philoxenus of Mabbug

440 - 523

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Philoxenus of Mabbug (Syriac: ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܡܒܘܓܝܐ, Aksenāyâ Mabûḡāyâ) (died 523), also known as Xenaias and Philoxenus of Hierapolis, was one of the most notable Syriac prose writers during the Byzantine period and a vehement champion of Miaphysitism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philoxenus of Mabbug has received more than 48,343 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Philoxenus of Mabbug is the 4,176th most popular writer.

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  • 48k

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  • 49.82

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Philoxenus of Mabbug ranks 4,176 out of 7,302. Before him are Jean-Louis de Rambures, Tullio Pinelli, Conrad Aiken, Vassilis Alexakis, Olav Duun, and Carolina Coronado. After him are Lydia Chukovskaya, Sahar Khalifeh, Rachid Boudjedra, Miyamoto Yuriko, René Depestre, and Leigh Brackett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 440, Philoxenus of Mabbug ranks 8. Before him are Childeric I, Euric, Vakhtang I of Iberia, Ammonius Hermiae, Emperor Wu of Southern Qi, and Shushanik.  Among people deceased in 523, Philoxenus of Mabbug ranks 7. Before him are Pope Hormisdas, Thrasamund, Ammonius Hermiae, Muryeong of Baekje, Dhu Nuwas, and Euphemia.

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