Athenaeus was born on 170[1] in Naucratis[2]. He died on 223[3]. He worked as a writer[4], orator[5], and grammarian[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (974 views/month, #7,168 of 1,000,298).[7]
Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Pauly–Wissowa[16], BEIC Digital Library[17], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[18], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], Library of the World's Best Literature[21], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22], Λεξικό Νεοελληνικής Λογοτεχνίας[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[24], Ancient Greek[25]
Athenaeus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Works attributed to him include Deipnosophistae[30], a written work[31].
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