Oppian

Summary

Oppian is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Corycus^[2]. He was born on 101^[3]. He worked as a poet^[4] and writer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Oppian's place of birth was Corycus^[2].
• Born in Anazarbus^[7], Oppian…
• Oppian was born in Cilicia^[8].
• Oppian was born on 101^[3].
• Oppian held citizenship in Ancient Rome^[9].
• Oppian's professions included poet^[4].
• Oppian worked as a writer^[5].
• Oppian's field of work was didactic poetry^[10].
• Oppian's field of work was creative and professional writing^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Oppian is Halieutica^[12].
• Oppian is recorded as male^[13].
• Oppian's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• The cause of death was plague^[15].
• Oppian's work location is recorded as Ancient Rome^[16].
• Oppian's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[17].
• Oppian's floruit is recorded as 200^[18].
• Oppian's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library^[19].
• Oppian's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Oppian's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Oppian's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[22].
• Oppian's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature^[23].
• Oppian's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• Oppian's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek^[25].
• Oppian's different from is recorded as Oppian of Apamea^[26].
• Oppian dates from the High Roman Empire^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Corycus^[2], a human settlement^[28], in Turkey^[29]; Anazarbus^[7], a human settlement^[30], in Turkey^[31]; and Cilicia^[8], a region^[32], in Turkey^[33]. Oppian was born on 101^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[4] and writer^[5]. Fields of work include didactic poetry^[10], a poetry genre^[34], written by Kurt Tucholsky^[35] and creative and professional writing^[11], an academic discipline^[36].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Oppian is Halieutica^[12].

Death and Burial

The cause of death was plague^[15].

Why It Matters

Oppian ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

FAQs

Where was Oppian born?

Oppian was born in Corycus^[2].

What did Oppian do for work?

Oppian worked as poet^[4] and writer^[5].