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Alcman

611 BC - 601 BC

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Alcman (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκμάν Alkmán; fl. 7th century BC) was an Ancient Greek choral lyric poet from Sparta. He is the earliest representative of the Alexandrian canon of the Nine Lyric Poets. He wrote six books of choral poetry, most of which is now lost; his poetry survives in quotation from other ancient authors and on fragmentary papyri discovered in Egypt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alcman is the 1,287th most popular writer (down from 1,159th in 2019), the 486th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 432nd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Turkish Writer.

Alcman is most famous for his poem about the chariot race of Pelops and Oenomaus.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alcman ranks 1,287 out of 7,302. Before him are Nadezhda Mandelstam, Ellen Key, Elizabeth Gaskell, Georges Rodenbach, Giovanni Papini, and Ono no Komachi. After him are Ibn al-Nadim, Pierre Larousse, Kurt Tucholsky, Blaise de Vigenère, Michael Jackson, and Dositej Obradović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 611 BC, Alcman ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 601 BC, Alcman ranks 1. After him is Madius.

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    Alcman

    WRITER

    611 BC - 601 BC

    HPI: 66.44

    Rank: 1

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    Alcman

    WRITER

    611 BC - 601 BC

    HPI: 66.44

    Rank: 1

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    Madius

    POLITICIAN

    650 BC - 601 BC

    HPI: 65.00

    Rank: 2

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Alcman ranks 486 out of 1,347. Before him are Tervel of Bulgaria (675), Eumenes I (-250), Ayşe Sultan (1605), Tchéky Karyo (1953), Artemisia II of Caria (null), and Stephanus of Byzantium (501). After him are Callippus (-370), Maria of Antioch (1145), Yeghishe Charents (1897), Dürrüşehvar Sultan (1914), George Akropolites (1217), and Anna of Trebizond (1350).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Alcman ranks 33. Before him are John Malalas (491), Mimnermus (-670), Publilius Syrus (-100), Ahmad Khani (1650), Symeon the New Theologian (949), and John Tzetzes (1110). After him are Yeghishe Charents (1897), Hieronymus of Cardia (-390), Aelius Aristides (117), Adamantios Korais (1748), Callinus (-680), and Hipponax (-600).

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