Hierocles

Roman Stoic philosopher
Person human Q1355265
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Summary

Hierocles has worked as a philosopher[1] and writer[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (348 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Ancient Rome[4]
  • Field of work: philosophy[5]
  • Sex or gender: male[6]
  • Commons category: Hierocles (Stoic)[7]
  • Given name: Hierocles[8]
  • Floruit: 200[9]
  • Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[10]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek[11]
  • Different from: Hierocles[12]
  • Time period: Roman Empire[13]
  • Writing language: Ancient Greek[14]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[15]

Why It Matters

Hierocles has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

What did Hierocles do for work?

Hierocles worked as a philosopher[1] and writer[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 17
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ko', 'pl', 'pt', 'r
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  2. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Osthouse
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp01406513
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  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time period → Roman Empire
    Instance of → —
    Field of work → —
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp01406513
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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