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Herodian

170 - 250

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Herodian or Herodianus (Greek: Ἡρωδιανός) of Syria, sometimes referred to as "Herodian of Antioch" (c. 170 – c. 240), was a minor Roman civil servant who wrote a colourful history in Greek titled History of the Empire from the Death of Marcus (τῆς μετὰ Μάρκον βασιλείας ἱστορία) in eight books covering the years 180 to 238. His work is not considered entirely reliable, although his less biased account of Elagabalus may be more useful than that of Cassius Dio. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herodian is the 1,111th most popular writer (down from 1,008th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Syria (down from 52nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Syrian Writer.

Herodian is most famous for being the historian of the Roman Empire during the reigns of the emperors Claudius, Nero, and Vespasian.

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Among writers, Herodian ranks 1,111 out of 7,302. Before him are Roberto Bolaño, Publilius Syrus, Roger Zelazny, Alexander Kielland, Alexander Ostrovsky, and D. T. Suzuki. After him are Quintus Tullius Cicero, Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, Len Deighton, Nikolai Leskov, Jeff Lindsay, and Rustichello da Pisa.

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Among people born in 170, Herodian ranks 6. Before him are Hippolytus of Rome, Ulpian, Pupienus, Philostratus, and Guo Jia. After him is Pang De. Among people deceased in 250, Herodian ranks 5. Before him are Nagarjuna, Denis, Pope Fabian, and Philostratus. After him are Cai Yan, Aryadeva, Saint Mercurius, Aristides Quintilianus, Licinianus, and Censorinus.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Herodian ranks 69 out of 210. Before him are Tutush I (1066), Andrew of Crete (660), Salah Jadid (1926), Shukri al-Quwatli (1891), Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), and Seleucus VI Epiphanes (-150). After him are Maher al-Assad (1967), Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan (1080), Julia Maesa (165), Sophronius of Jerusalem (560), Farid al-Atrash (1910), and Ibrahim ibn al-Walid (700).

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Among WRITERS In Syria

Among writers born in Syria, Herodian ranks 7. Before him are Khaled al-Asaad (1932), Al-Maʿarri (973), Heliodorus of Emesa (250), Nizar Qabbani (1923), Adunis (1930), and Andrew of Crete (660). After him are Abu Tammam (788), Cassius Longinus (213), Usama ibn Munqidh (1095), Jurji Zaydan (1861), Ahmad ibn Arabshah (1389), and Alciphron (200).

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