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Nonnus of Panopolis (Ancient Greek: Νόννος ὁ Πανοπολίτης, Nónnos ho Panopolítēs, fl. 5th century AD) was the most notable Greek epic poet of the Imperial Roman era. He was a native of Panopolis (Akhmim) in the Egyptian Thebaid and probably lived in the 5th century AD. He is known as the composer of the Dionysiaca, an epic tale of the god Dionysus, and of the Metabole, a paraphrase of the Gospel of John. The epic Dionysiaca describes the life of Dionysus, his expedition to India, and his triumphant return. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nonnus is the 793rd most popular writer (down from 711th in 2019), the 157th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 143rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Egyptian Writer.

Nonnus is most famous for his epic poem Dionysiaca, which is a long narrative poem about the life of Dionysus.

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Among writers, Nonnus ranks 793 out of 7,302. Before him are Gnaeus Naevius, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, Tao Yuanming, Jan Potocki, Edward Bernays, and Wang Wei. After him are Milorad Pavić, Dionysius Thrax, Marilyn vos Savant, Ryszard Kapuściński, Bar Hebraeus, and Jean Anouilh.

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Among people born in 500, Nonnus ranks 10. Before him are Pope Vigilius, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Basiliscus, Peroz I, Sigismund of Burgundy, and Rhadamistus. After him are Antipope Laurentius, Yazdegerd II, Ernak, Balash, Godomar II, and Ildico. Among people deceased in 500, Nonnus ranks 2. Before him is Buddhaghosa. After him are Zu Chongzhi, Vātsyāyana, Chandragupta II, Hierocles of Alexandria, Hesychius of Alexandria, Rutilius Claudius Namatianus, Aedesia, Anthemius, Charaton, and Asclepigenia.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Nonnus ranks 157 out of 642. Before him are Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria (1952), Necho I (-700), Sa'id of Egypt (1822), Psusennes I (-1100), Cleopatra I Syra (-204), and Senusret II (-1900). After him are Dionysius Thrax (-170), Ramesses IX (-1150), Intef I (-2200), Theophylact Simocatta (580), Smendes (-1200), and Dodi Fayed (1955).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Nonnus ranks 10. Before him are Sayyid Qutb (1906), Constantine P. Cavafy (1863), Athenaeus (200), Lactantius (250), Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876), and Claudian (370). After him are Dionysius Thrax (-170), Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190), Taha Hussein (1889), Achilles Tatius (200), Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888), and Ahmed Shawqi (1868).

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