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Heliodorus of Emesa

250 - 400

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Heliodorus Emesenus or Heliodorus of Emesa (Ancient Greek: Ἡλιόδωρος ὁ Ἐμεσηνός) is the author of the ancient Greek novel called the Aethiopica (Αἰθιοπικά) or Theagenes and Chariclea (Θεαγένης καὶ Χαρίκλεια), which has been dated to the 220s or 370s AD. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heliodorus of Emesa is the 771st most popular writer (up from 844th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Syria (up from 42nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Syrian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Heliodorus of Emesa ranks 771 out of 7,302. Before him are Charles Maurras, Neal Cassady, Bernhard Schlink, Ban Gu, Pierre Boulle, and Christoph Martin Wieland. After him are Agathias, Aubrey Beardsley, William Beckford, Henry Fielding, H. L. Mencken, and Arrigo Boito.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 250, Heliodorus of Emesa ranks 15. Before him are Pope Caius, Pope Eusebius, Lactantius, Martinian, Carinus, and Saint Maurice. After him are Bahram I, Hormizd I, Regalianus, Laelianus, Tetricus I, and Postumus. Among people deceased in 400, Heliodorus of Emesa ranks 3. Before him are Vasubandhu, and Onuphrius. After him are Eutropius, Flavia Maximiana Theodora, Thaïs, Eustathius of Antioch, Quintus Smyrnaeus, Julius Firmicus Maternus, Faustina, Gaius Julius Solinus, and Varazdat.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Heliodorus of Emesa ranks 41 out of 210. Before him are Yazid II (687), Al-Walid II (706), Odaenathus (220), Nureddin al-Atassi (1929), Yazid III (701), and Romanos the Melodist (490). After him are Julia Soaemias (180), Émile Benveniste (1902), Ananias of Damascus (100), Duqaq (1100), Mariam al-Asturlabi (950), and Abu'l-Fida (1273).

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Among WRITERS In Syria

Among writers born in Syria, Heliodorus of Emesa ranks 3. Before him are Khaled al-Asaad (1932), and Al-Maʿarri (973). After him are Nizar Qabbani (1923), Adunis (1930), Andrew of Crete (660), Herodian (170), Abu Tammam (788), Cassius Longinus (213), Usama ibn Munqidh (1095), Jurji Zaydan (1861), and Ahmad ibn Arabshah (1389).

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