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Philostratus

170 - 250

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Philostratus or Lucius Flavius Philostratus (; Ancient Greek: Φιλόστρατος Philostratos; c. 170s – 240s AD), called "the Athenian", was a Greek sophist of the Roman imperial period. His father was a minor sophist of the same name. He flourished during the reign of Septimius Severus (193–211) and died during that of Philip the Arab (244–249), probably in Tyre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philostratus is the 944th most popular writer (down from 861st in 2019), the 230th most popular biography from Greece (down from 205th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Greek Writer.

Philostratus was a Greek sophist and author of the Life of Apollonius of Tyana, a biography of the Pythagorean philosopher Apollonius of Tyana, who is said to have lived from c. 15 – c. 100 AD.

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Among writers, Philostratus ranks 944 out of 7,302Before him are Ján Kollár, Julien Green, Daniel Keyes, Al-Mutanabbi, Zelda Fitzgerald, and Jules Renard. After him are Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Emma Orczy, Prudentius, Percy Fawcett, Virginia Satir, and Lucius Accius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 170, Philostratus ranks 4Before him are Hippolytus of Rome, Ulpian, and Pupienus. After him are Guo Jia, Herodian, and Pang De. Among people deceased in 250, Philostratus ranks 4Before him are Nagarjuna, Denis, and Pope Fabian. After him are Herodian, Cai Yan, Aryadeva, Saint Mercurius, Aristides Quintilianus, Licinianus, and Censorinus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Philostratus ranks 230 out of 1,024Before him are Ephialtes (-590), Cypselus (-700), Thessalonike of Macedon (-352), Philo of Larissa (-145), Georgios Papanikolaou (1883), and Agis IV (-265). After him are Gotse Delchev (1872), Aglaonice (null), Cecrops I (null), Cleomenes III (-260), William of Villehardouin (1300), and Archelaus (-500).

Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Philostratus ranks 28Before him are Jerry Falwell (1933), Aristarchus of Samothrace (-217), Agathias (536), Aelia Eudocia (401), Bacchylides (-490), and Periander (-700). After him are Agathon (-448), Lafcadio Hearn (1850), Jean Moréas (1856), Ugo Foscolo (1778), Rigas Feraios (1757), and Semonides of Amorgos (-650).