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Appian

95 - 165

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Appian of Alexandria (; Ancient Greek: Ἀππιανὸς Ἀλεξανδρεύς, romanized: Appianòs Alexandreús; Latin: Appianus Alexandrinus; c. 95 – c. AD 165) was a Greek historian with Roman citizenship who prospered during the reigns of the Roman Emperors Trajan, Hadrian, and Antoninus Pius. He was born c. 95 in Alexandria. After holding the senior offices in the province of Aegyptus (Egypt), he went to Rome c. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Appian is the 381st most popular writer (down from 307th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Egyptian Writer.

Appian is most famous for his "History of Rome" which is a history of the Roman Republic.

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Among writers, Appian ranks 381 out of 7,302. Before him are Lorenzo Valla, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Salman Rushdie, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Margaret Mitchell. After him are Karl May, Sayyid Qutb, Constantine P. Cavafy, Alphonse de Lamartine, Ali-Shir Nava'i, and Julio Cortázar.

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Among people born in 95, Appian ranks 1. After him is Narcissus of Jerusalem. Among people deceased in 165, Appian ranks 2. Before him is Justin Martyr. After him are Taejodae of Goguryeo, Felicitas of Rome, and Chadae of Goguryeo.

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Among people born in Egypt, Appian ranks 74 out of 642. Before him are Sextus Empiricus (160), Tiye (-1398), Ayman al-Zawahiri (1951), Mary of Egypt (344), Ptolemy VIII Physcon (-182), and Arsinoe III of Egypt (-246). After him are Sayyid Qutb (1906), Saint Apollonia (110), Constantine P. Cavafy (1863), Cleopatra IV of Egypt (-138), Fuad I of Egypt (1868), and Berenice III of Egypt (-120).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Appian ranks 3. Before him are Naguib Mahfouz (1911), and Apollonius of Rhodes (-295). After him are Sayyid Qutb (1906), Constantine P. Cavafy (1863), Athenaeus (200), Lactantius (250), Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876), Claudian (370), Nonnus (500), Dionysius Thrax (-170), and Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190).

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