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Dionysius Periegetes

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Dionysius Periegetes (Ancient Greek: Διονύσιος ὁ Περιηγητής, literally Dionysius the Voyager or Traveller, often Latinized to Dionysius Periegeta), also known as Dionysius of Alexandria or Dionysius the African, was the author of a description of the then-known world in Greek hexameter verse. He is believed to have been from Alexandria and to have lived around the time of Hadrian (r. 117–138), though some date his lifetime as late as the end of the 3rd century. The work enjoyed popularity in ancient times as a schoolbook. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dionysius Periegetes is the 2,899th most popular writer (down from 2,575th in 2019), the 384th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 357th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Egyptian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dionysius Periegetes ranks 2,899 out of 7,302. Before him are Jean-François de La Harpe, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Edward Bunker, Johannes Mario Simmel, Ahron Daum, and Michael Bond. After him are Vera Brittain, Aleksander Fredro, Vyacheslav Ivanov, May Ziade, Shulamith Firestone, and Tom Stoppard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100, Dionysius Periegetes ranks 63. Before him are Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus, Chariton, Rabbel II Soter, Vima Kadphises, Scribonius Largus, and Tiberius Julius Alexander. After him are Cornelius Fuscus, Hyginus Gromaticus, Agrippa, Junius Rusticus, Remmius Palaemon, and Athenodorus of Byzantium. Among people deceased in 200, Dionysius Periegetes ranks 31. Before him are Apollonius Dyscolus, Chariton, Gan Ji, Lokaksema, Favorinus, and Rabbel II Soter. After him are Hyginus Gromaticus, Phlegon of Tralles, and Polemon of Laodicea.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Dionysius Periegetes ranks 384 out of 642. Before him are Doria Shafik (1908), Essam Sharaf (1952), Julius Pollux (200), Nebetah (-1350), W. D. Hamilton (1936), and Anatolius of Laodicea (201). After him are Cleomenes of Naucratis (-400), Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu (1943), Moshé Mizrahi (1931), Rashad Khalifa (1935), Al-Salih Hajji (1372), and Stéphanos II Ghattas (1920).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Dionysius Periegetes ranks 32. Before him are Zosimos of Panopolis (250), Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898), Apollonius Dyscolus (200), Olympiodorus of Thebes (301), Salama Moussa (1887), and Doria Shafik (1908). After him are Malak Hifni Nasif (1886), Farag Foda (1946), Apion (-30), Mustafa Kamil Pasha (1874), C. S. Forester (1899), and Aisha Taymur (1840).

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