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Meleager of Gadara

130 BC - 60 BC

Meleager of Gadara

Meleager of Gadara (Ancient Greek: Μελέαγρος Meleagros; fl. 1st century BC) was a poet and collector of epigrams. He wrote some satirical prose, now lost, and some sensual poetry, of which 134 epigrams survive. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Meleager of Gadara is the 2,239th most popular writer (down from 1,654th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Jordan (down from 15th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Jordanian Writer.

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Among writers, Meleager of Gadara ranks 2,239 out of 7,302. Before him are Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Claude Farrère, Nina Berberova, Pierre Klossowski, Clive Barker, and Wanda Wasilewska. After him are Quadratus of Athens, Aspazija, Allen Carr, Jean Bolland, William Caxton, and Branislaw Tarashkyevich.

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Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
1943 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,233
Claude Farrère
1876 - 1957
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,234
Nina Berberova
1901 - 1993
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,235
Pierre Klossowski
1905 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,236
Clive Barker
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 2,237
Wanda Wasilewska
1905 - 1964
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 2,238
Meleager of Gadara
130 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 2,239
Quadratus of Athens
100 - 129
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 2,240
Aspazija
1865 - 1943
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 2,241
Allen Carr
1934 - 2006
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 2,242
Jean Bolland
1596 - 1665
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 2,243
William Caxton
1422 - 1491
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 2,244
Branislaw Tarashkyevich
1892 - 1938
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 2,245

Contemporaries

Among people born in 130 BC, Meleager of Gadara ranks 6. Before him are Cleopatra Selene of Syria, Antiochus of Ascalon, Lucius Appuleius Saturninus, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, and Gnaeus Papirius Carbo. After him are Appius Claudius Pulcher, and Lucius Caecilius Metellus. Among people deceased in 60 BC, Meleager of Gadara ranks 5. Before him are Andronicus of Rhodes, Mariamne, Aretas IV Philopatris, and Lucius Cornelius Balbus. After him are Quintus Lutatius Catulus, Octavia the Elder, Alfenus Varus, Gaius Sosius, and Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus.

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Cleopatra Selene of Syria
POLITICIAN
130 BC - 69 BC
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 1
Antiochus of Ascalon
PHILOSOPHER
130 BC - 68 BC
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 2
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus
POLITICIAN
130 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 3
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius
POLITICIAN
130 BC - 63 BC
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 4
Gnaeus Papirius Carbo
POLITICIAN
130 BC - 82 BC
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 5
Meleager of Gadara
WRITER
130 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 6
Appius Claudius Pulcher
POLITICIAN
130 BC - 70 BC
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 7
Lucius Caecilius Metellus
POLITICIAN
130 BC - 68 BC
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 8