Dio of Alexandria

Summary

Dio of Alexandria is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Alexandria^[2]. He worked as a philosopher^[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[4]

Key Facts

• Dio of Alexandria was born in Alexandria^[2].
• Dio of Alexandria's professions included philosopher^[3].
• Dio of Alexandria is recorded as male^[5].
• Dio of Alexandria's instance of is recorded as human^[6].
• Dio of Alexandria's movement is recorded as Platonism^[7].
• Dio of Alexandria's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 11159518159932771175^[8].
• Dio of Alexandria's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03h50h8^[9].
• Dio of Alexandria's given name is recorded as Dion^[10].
• Dio of Alexandria studied under Antiochus of Ascalon^[11].
• Dio of Alexandria's floruit is recorded as -0057-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Dio of Alexandria's described by source is recorded as 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology^[13].
• Dio of Alexandria's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[14].
• Dio of Alexandria's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek^[15].
• Dio of Alexandria's time period is recorded as Hellenistic period^[16].
• Dio of Alexandria's writing language is recorded as Ancient Greek^[17].
• Dio of Alexandria's CIRIS author ID is recorded as 688^[18].
• Dio of Alexandria's ToposText person ID is recorded as 674^[19].
• Dio of Alexandria's RSPA ancient author ID is recorded as 948fa9cb74f27d89e562768478f97ed7997ec89b^[20].
• Dio of Alexandria's Trismegistos author ID is recorded as 7811^[21].
• Dio of Alexandria's LAGL author ID is recorded as urn:cts:greekLit:lagl0098^[22].

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Origins and Family

Born in Alexandria^[2], Dio of Alexandria…

Education

Dio of Alexandria studied under Antiochus of Ascalon^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Dio of Alexandria's professions included philosopher^[3].

Why It Matters

Dio of Alexandria ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

FAQs

Where was Dio of Alexandria born?

Born in Alexandria^[2], Dio of Alexandria…

What did Dio of Alexandria do for work?

Dio of Alexandria worked as philosopher^[3].