RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Romanos the Melodist

490 - 556

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Romanos the Melodist (Greek: Ῥωμανὸς ὁ Μελωδός; late 5th-century – after 555) was a Byzantine hymnographer and composer, who is a central early figure in the history of Byzantine music. Called "the Pindar of rhythmic poetry", he flourished during the sixth century, though the earliest manuscripts of his works are dated centuries after this. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Romanos the Melodist has received more than 165,226 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Romanos the Melodist is the 660th most popular religious figure (up from 706th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Syria (up from 31st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Syrian Religious Figure.

Romanos the Melodist is most famous for his hymn "In the Beginning God Created the Heavens and the Earth."

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Romanos the Melodist ranks 660 out of 3,187. Before him are Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Pope Constantine, Pope Benedict IV, Evagrius Ponticus, Menno Simons, and Benkei. After him are Je Tsongkhapa, Paulo Miki, Olaus Magnus, Empress Meishō, Louis de Montfort, and Pope Benedict V.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 490, Romanos the Melodist ranks 4. Before him are Pope Silverius, Bumin Qaghan, and Pope Agapetus I. After him are Simplicius of Cilicia, John Philoponus, John the Lydian, John the Cappadocian, Urien, and Samson of Dol. Among people deceased in 556, Romanos the Melodist ranks 1. After him is Maximianus of Ravenna.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Romanos the Melodist ranks 28 out of 210. Before him are Iamblichus (245), Aemilius Papinianus (142), Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691), Al-Adil I (1145), Ibn al-Nafis (1212), and Antiochus II Theos (-286). After him are Julia Avita Mamaea (180), Yazid II (687), Avidius Cassius (130), Al-Walid II (706), Yazid III (701), and Émile Benveniste (1902).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Syria

Among religious figures born in Syria, Romanos the Melodist ranks 5. Before him are Pope Gregory III (700), Pope Anicetus (70), Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292), and John Climacus (579). After him are Émile Benveniste (1902), Ananias of Damascus (100), Maron (301), Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), Sophronius of Jerusalem (560), Ibn Asakir (1105), and Gregory III Laham (1933).

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