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Dexippus

210 - 278

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Publius Herennius Dexippus (Greek: Δέξιππος; c. 210–273 AD), Greek historian, statesman and general, was an hereditary priest of the Eleusinian family of the Kerykes, and held the offices of archon basileus and eponymous in Athens. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dexippus is the 2,169th most popular writer (down from 2,117th in 2019), the 431st most popular biography from Greece (down from 422nd in 2019) and the 47th most popular Greek Writer.

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Among writers, Dexippus ranks 2,169 out of 7,302. Before him are Li Shangyin, Saki, Erich Mühsam, Roger Peyrefitte, Per Wahlöö, and Antonine Maillet. After him are Philippe Sollers, Brian Aldiss, Bernard Palissy, Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, Aleksander Chodźko, and Yuan Mei.

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Among people born in 210, Dexippus ranks 7. Before him are Denis, Claudius Gothicus, Christina of Bolsena, Emperor Ōjin, Herennia Etruscilla, and Ruan Ji. After him are Julius Saturninus, and Theognostus of Alexandria. Among people deceased in 278, Dexippus ranks 1. 

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    Dexippus

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    210 - 278

    HPI: 62.72

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Dexippus ranks 431 out of 1,024. Before him are Michail Stasinopoulos (1903), Anyte of Tegea (-290), Eupalinos (-600), Manolis Glezos (1922), Callimachus (-500), and Augustinos Kapodistrias (1778). After him are Menedemus (-340), Asclepiades of Samos (-320), Brennus (-301), Constantine Kanaris (1793), Albert Cohen (1895), and Constantine Phaulkon (1647).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Dexippus ranks 47. Before him are Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger (1062), Theophylact of Ohrid (1055), Erinna (-400), Ion of Chios (-490), Dionysios Solomos (1798), and Anyte of Tegea (-290). After him are Asclepiades of Samos (-320), Albert Cohen (1895), Telesilla (-500), Posidippus (-310), Victorinus of Pettau (250), and Eupolis (-446).

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