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Zosimus

460 - 520

Zosimus

Zosimus (Greek: Ζώσιμος [ˈzosimos]; fl. 490s–510s) was a Greek historian who lived in Constantinople during the reign of the eastern Roman Emperor Anastasius I (491–518). According to Photius, he was a comes, and held the office of "advocate" of the imperial treasury. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zosimus has received more than 190,992 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Zosimus is the 744th most popular writer (up from 770th in 2019), the 314th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 300th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Turkish Writer.

Zosimus is most famous for his work "Historia Nova" which he wrote in the early 5th century. In it, he recounts the history of the Roman Empire from the death of Theodosius I in 395 to the death of Honorius in 423.

Memorability Metrics

190k
Page Views (PV)
63.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
7.78
Effective Languages (L*)
2.79
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Zosimus ranks 744 out of 5,755. Before him are Nikolai Ostrovsky, Jamal Khashoggi, Ann Radcliffe, Aelia Eudocia, Joseph Murphy, and Su Shi. After him are Olga Tokarczuk, Solomon Northup, Karl Harrer, Sidonius Apollinaris, Adunis, and Sinclair Lewis.

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Nikolai Ostrovsky
1904 - 1936
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 738
Jamal Khashoggi
1958 - 2018
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 739
Ann Radcliffe
1764 - 1823
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 740
Aelia Eudocia
401 - 460
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 741
Joseph Murphy
1898 - 1981
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 742
Su Shi
1037 - 1101
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 743
Zosimus
460 - 520
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 744
Olga Tokarczuk
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 745
Solomon Northup
1808 - 1863
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 746
Karl Harrer
1890 - 1926
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 747
Sidonius Apollinaris
430 - 489
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 748
Adunis
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 749
Sinclair Lewis
1885 - 1951
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 750

Contemporaries

Among people born in 460, Zosimus ranks 3. Before him are Romulus Augustulus and Pope Symmachus. After him are Hilderic and Amalafrida. Among people deceased in 520, Zosimus ranks 1. After him are Vitalian, Isidore of Alexandria, and John of Cappadocia.