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Prudentius

348 - 413

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Aurelius Prudentius Clemens () was a Roman Christian poet, born in the Roman province of Tarraconensis (now Northern Spain) in 348. He probably died in the Iberian Peninsula some time after 405, possibly around 413. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Prudentius has received more than 213,621 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Prudentius is the 985th most popular writer (down from 975th in 2019), the 322nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 305th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Spanish Writer.

Prudentius was a Christian poet who wrote about the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire.

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  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Prudentius ranks 985 out of 7,302. Before him are H. Rider Haggard, James Hadley Chase, Khachatur Abovian, Will Durant, David Grossman, and Aristarchus of Samothrace. After him are Jean de Joinville, Richard Matheson, Christoph Martin Wieland, Aron Nimzowitsch, Assia Djebar, and Pierre-Jean de Béranger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 348, Prudentius ranks 1. After him is Shenoute. Among people deceased in 413, Prudentius ranks 4. Before him are Kumārajīva, Synesius, and Gwanggaeto the Great. After him are Jovinus, Sebastianus, and Heraclianus.

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    Prudentius

    WRITER

    348 - 413

    HPI: 61.79

    Rank: 1

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    Shenoute

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    348 - 466

    HPI: 55.62

    Rank: 2

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Prudentius ranks 322 out of 3,355. Before him are Lluís Llach (1948), Emilio Butragueño (1963), Hisham I of Córdoba (757), Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542), Ferdinand IV of Castile (1285), and Rafael Benítez (1960). After him are Amancio Amaro (1939), Charles II, Duke of Parma (1799), John of Austria the Younger (1629), Rafael Nadal (1986), John of Ávila (1500), and Benjamin of Tudela (1130).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Prudentius ranks 32. Before him are Vicente Aleixandre (1898), Jorge Semprún (1923), Silius Italicus (26), Abraham Abulafia (1240), Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964), and Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836). After him are Juan Antonio Villacañas (1922), Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867), Benito Pérez Galdós (1843), Garcilaso de la Vega (1501), Ruy González de Clavijo (1400), and Joseph Karo (1488).

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