Dio Chrysostom

Greek orator, writer, philosopher and historian (c. 40 – c. 115)
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Dio Chrysostom
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Summary

Dio Chrysostom was born on 40[1] in Prusa[2]. He died on 120[3]. He worked as an orator[4], philosopher[5], and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,048 views/month, #7,209 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Bursa[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Ancient Rome[9]
  • Ethnic group: Greeks[10]
  • Field of work: philosophy[11], stoicism[12], rhetoric[13]
  • Student: Favorinus[14], Polemon of Laodicea[15]
  • Notable work: Orationes[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Commons category: Dio Chrysostom[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Dio Chrysostom[19]
  • Work location: Ancient Greece[20]
  • Described by source: Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[21], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], Pauly–Wissowa[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek[28]
  • Commons Creator page: Dio Chrysostom[29]
  • Different from: John Chrysostom[30], Pseudo-Dio Chrysostom[31]
  • Time period: Roman Empire[32]

Why It Matters

Dio Chrysostom has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Dio Chrysostom born?

Dio Chrysostom's place of birth was Prusa[2].

What did Dio Chrysostom do for work?

Dio Chrysostom worked as an orator[4], philosopher[5], and writer[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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