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Claudian

370 - 404

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Claudius Claudianus, known in English as Claudian (Greek: Κλαυδιανός; c. 370 – c. 404 AD), was a Latin poet associated with the court of the Roman emperor Honorius at Mediolanum (Milan), and particularly with the general Stilicho. His work, written almost entirely in hexameters or elegiac couplets, falls into three main categories: poems for Honorius, poems for Stilicho, and mythological epic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Claudian is the 749th most popular writer (down from 684th in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 137th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Egyptian Writer.

Claudian is most famous for his epic poem "De Bello Gothico" which was written in the fifth century. This poem tells the story of the Gothic Wars, a series of wars between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Ostrogoths.

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Among writers, Claudian ranks 749 out of 7,302. Before him are Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Eduardo Galeano, Edmond Rostand, Jean Froissart, Antoine Galland, and Elisabeth of Wied. After him are Edgar Wallace, Christa Wolf, Berossus, Edmond de Goncourt, Natalia Ginzburg, and Hugo Ball.

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Among people born in 370, Claudian ranks 4. Before him are Pope Boniface I, Constantius III, and Synesius. After him are Pharamond, Macrobius, Sigeric, Atticus of Constantinople, Isidore of Pelusium, Possidius, and Heraclianus. Among people deceased in 404, Claudian ranks 1. After him are Aelia Eudoxia, Saint Telemachus, and Flavian I of Antioch.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Claudian ranks 142 out of 642. Before him are Georges Moustaki (1934), Al-Aziz Uthman (1171), Anatolius of Constantinople (301), Mohamed Al-Fayed (1929), Al-Suyuti (1445), and Arsinoe II (-316). After him are Tjuyu (-1401), Nawal El Saadawi (1931), Mohamed Salah (1992), Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (1923), Nectanebo II (-400), and Theon of Alexandria (335).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Claudian ranks 9. Before him are Appian (95), Sayyid Qutb (1906), Constantine P. Cavafy (1863), Athenaeus (200), Lactantius (250), and Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876). After him are Nonnus (500), Dionysius Thrax (-170), Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190), Taha Hussein (1889), Achilles Tatius (200), and Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888).

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