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Dionysius of Halicarnassus, an Uncommon card
Dionysius of Halicarnassus was a Greek historian and teacher of rhetoric, who flourished during the reign of Emperor Augustus.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 56
- Power
- 125
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 49,000
Power 125 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Dionysius of Halicarnassus quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Dionysius of Halicarnassus card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Out of ______ books, only the first nine have survived.
Answer
twenty. Out of twenty books, only the first nine have survived. From the Dionysius of Halicarnassus article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Jonathan Palmer. Jonathan Palmer 75 · Dionysius of Halicarnassus 69 · Alexander Mackenzie 66 · Tiger stripe camouflage 62 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- His literary style was atticistic – imitating Classical Attic Greek in its prime.
- He is known for his work Rhōmaikē Archaiologia, which describes the history of Rome from its beginnings until the outbreak of the First Punic War in 264 BC.
- Out of twenty books, only the first nine have survived.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Dionysius of Halicarnassus article was read about 49,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 56: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Dionysius of Halicarnassus
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Dionysius of Halicarnassus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Rados (inc.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
