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Philostratus of Lemnos

200 - 230

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Philostratus of Lemnos (Ancient Greek: Φιλόστρατος ὁ Λήμνιος; c. 190 – c. 230 AD), also known as Philostratus the Elder to distinguish him from Philostratus the Younger who was also from Lemnos, was a Greek sophist of the Roman imperial period. He was probably a nephew of the sophist Philostratus of Athens, and is credited with two books formerly attributed to his uncle. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philostratus of Lemnos is the 3,218th most popular writer (down from 2,451st in 2019), the 574th most popular biography from Greece (down from 465th in 2019) and the 65th most popular Greek Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Philostratus of Lemnos ranks 3,218 out of 7,302. Before him are Jackie Collins, Goffredo Mameli, Edith Pargeter, Susanna Hall, Theodor Körner, and Charles Kingsley. After him are Andrew Lang, Cristina Calderón, Fernán Caballero, Phlegon of Tralles, Yury Tynyanov, and John Henry Mackay.

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Among people born in 200, Philostratus of Lemnos ranks 67. Before him are Julius Pollux, Licinianus, Hierocles, Ma Jun, Cniva, and Hermogenes of Tarsus. After him are Phlegon of Tralles, Manlia Scantilla, Polemon of Laodicea, Uranius, Serapion of Antioch, and Cornelia Supera. Among people deceased in 230, Philostratus of Lemnos ranks 4. Before him are Saint Cecilia, Pope Urban I, and Marius Maximus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Philostratus of Lemnos ranks 574 out of 1,024. Before him are Dimitrios Golemis (1874), Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha (1855), Phylarchus (-255), Katherine Karađorđević (1943), Konstantinos Demertzis (1876), and Oenopides (-490). After him are Cleombrotus II (-250), Laomedon of Mytilene (-400), Cineas (-400), Thrasymedes (null), Ioannis Mitropoulos (1874), and Geminus (null).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Philostratus of Lemnos ranks 65. Before him are Philitas of Cos (-400), Crates (-350), Kostis Palamas (1859), Alexandros Papadiamantis (1851), Theodor Kallifatides (1938), and Phylarchus (-255). After him are Rhianus (-275), Myrtis of Anthedon (-500), Angelos Sikelianos (1884), Lesches (-700), Vassilis Vassilikos (1933), and Philoxenus of Cythera (-435).

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