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Dio Chrysostom

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Dio Chrysostom (; Ancient Greek: Δίων Χρυσόστομος Dion Chrysostomos), Dio of Prusa or Cocceianus Dio (c. 40 – c. 115 AD), was a Greek orator, writer, philosopher and historian of the Roman Empire in the 1st century AD. Eighty of his Discourses (or Orations; Λόγοι) are extant, as well as a few letters, a mock essay Encomium on Hair, and a few other fragments. His sobriquet Chrysostom comes from the Greek chrysostomos, which literally means "golden-mouthed". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dio Chrysostom is the 759th most popular writer (up from 798th in 2019), the 324th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 325th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Turkish Writer.

Dio chrysostom is most famous for his orations, which are speeches that he gave in front of the Roman emperor.

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Among writers, Dio Chrysostom ranks 759 out of 7,302. Before him are Edmond de Goncourt, Natalia Ginzburg, Hugo Ball, Cao Xueqin, Ibn Hawqal, and Theognis of Megara. After him are Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur, Arto Paasilinna, Maurus Servius Honoratus, Harry Mulisch, V. S. Naipaul, and Charles Maurras.

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Among people born in 40, Dio Chrysostom ranks 6. Before him are Pope Clement I, Pedanius Dioscorides, Statius, Martial, and Claudia Octavia. After him are Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Lucius Licinius Sura, and Lucius Flavius Silva. Among people deceased in 120, Dio Chrysostom ranks 3. Before him are Tacitus, and Nicomachus. After him is Gaius Octavius Tidius Tossianus Lucius Javolenus Priscus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Dio Chrysostom ranks 324 out of 1,347. Before him are Pithana (-1800), Ayşe Sultan (1541), Attalus II Philadelphus (-220), Eudokia Makrembolitissa (1021), Bülent Ecevit (1925), and Ibn Hawqal (943). After him are Gennadius Scholarius (1400), Theophilus of Antioch (140), Andronikos V Palaiologos (1400), Calouste Gulbenkian (1869), Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1010), and Andranik (1865).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Dio Chrysostom ranks 19. Before him are André Chénier (1762), Aratus (-315), Gregory of Narek (951), Kassia (810), Theodore the Studite (759), and Ibn Hawqal (943). After him are Bar Hebraeus (1226), Theodoret (393), Zenodotus (-330), Artemidorus (200), Aristophanes of Byzantium (-257), and George of Pisidia (580).

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