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Polyaenus

101 - 180

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Polyaenus or Polyenus ( POL-ee-EE-nəs; see ae (æ) vs. e; Ancient Greek: Πoλύαινoς, romanized: Polyainos, "much-praised") was a 2nd-century Roman Macedonian author and rhetorician, known best for his Stratagems in War (Ancient Greek: Στρατηγήματα, romanized: Strategemata), which has been preserved. He was born in Bithynia, Asia Minor. The Suda calls him a rhetorician, and Polyaenus himself writes that he was accustomed to plead causes before the Roman emperor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Polyaenus is the 1,322nd most popular writer (down from 1,167th in 2024). (down from 566th in 2019)

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Among writers, Polyaenus ranks 1,322 out of 7,302. Before him are Anthony Bourdain, Robert Merle, Bhartṛhari, Adam Oehlenschläger, Ivan Vazov, and Lobsang Rampa. After him are Emmanuelle Arsan, Natalie Clifford Barney, Lu Yu, Abu Tammam, Samuel R. Delany, and Henri Murger.

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Among people born in 101, Polyaenus ranks 5. Before him are Lucius Aelius, Herodes Atticus, Apollinaris of Ravenna, and Meng Huo. After him are Felicitas of Rome, Blandina, Zhang Lu, An Shigao, Xenophon of Ephesus, Gan Ji, and Oppian. Among people deceased in 180, Polyaenus ranks 7. Before him are Marcus Aurelius, Pausanias, Gaius, Aulus Gellius, Tatian, and Melito of Sardis. After him is Hegesippus.

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