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Agathias

536 - 582

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Agathias Scholasticus (Ancient Greek: Ἀγαθίας σχολαστικός; c. AD 530 – 582/594) was a Greek poet and the principal historian of part of the reign of the Roman emperor Justinian I between 552 and 558. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Agathias is the 772nd most popular writer (down from 707th in 2019), the 198th most popular biography from Greece (down from 174th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Greek Writer.

Agathias is most famous for his work on the history of the wars between the Byzantines and the Persians.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Agathias ranks 772 out of 7,302. Before him are Neal Cassady, Bernhard Schlink, Ban Gu, Pierre Boulle, Christoph Martin Wieland, and Heliodorus of Emesa. After him are Aubrey Beardsley, William Beckford, Henry Fielding, H. L. Mencken, Arrigo Boito, and Anna Seghers.

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Among people born in 536, Agathias ranks 1. After him is Evagrius Scholasticus. Among people deceased in 582, Agathias ranks 2. Before him is Tiberius II Constantine. After him are Eutychius of Constantinople, and Justinian.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Agathias ranks 198 out of 1,024. Before him are Hipparchia of Maroneia (-350), Herodes Atticus (101), Aenesidemus (-80), Cleobulus (-590), Meton of Athens (-500), and Thespis (-600). After him are Theophano (941), Pleistarchus (-500), Brasidas (-500), Callisthenes (-360), Gazi Husrev-beg (1480), and Phoebe (50).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Agathias ranks 24. Before him are Hellanicus of Lesbos (-490), Longus (110), Tyrtaeus (-700), Odysseas Elytis (1911), Jerry Falwell (1933), and Aristarchus of Samothrace (-217). After him are Aelia Eudocia (401), Bacchylides (-490), Periander (-700), Philostratus (170), Agathon (-448), and Lafcadio Hearn (1850).

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