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Antiochus of Syracuse

450 BC - 450 BC

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Antiochus of Syracuse (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίοχος ὁ Συρακούσιος) was a Greek historian of Magna Graecia, who flourished around 420 BC. Little is known of Antiochus' life, but his works, of which only fragments remain, enjoyed a high reputation because of their accuracy. He wrote a History of Sicily from the earliest times to 424 BC, which was used by Thucydides, and the Colonizing of Italy, frequently referred to by Strabo and Dionysius of Halicarnassus. He is one of the authors (= FGrHist 555) whose fragments were collected in Felix Jacoby's Fragmente der griechischen Historiker. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antiochus of Syracuse is the 165th most popular historian (up from 215th in 2019), the 2,151st most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,602nd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Italian Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Antiochus of Syracuse ranks 165 out of 561. Before him are Hermann Abert, Marin Barleti, Augustin Thierry, Jan Assmann, Ivane Javakhishvili, and E. P. Thompson. After him are C. Northcote Parkinson, Steven Runciman, Ian Kershaw, Otto von Gierke, Mirkhvand, and Antony Beevor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 450 BC, Antiochus of Syracuse ranks 16. Before him are Pelopidas, Theramenes, Diagoras of Melos, Anuruddha, Artabanus of Persia, and Ptolemy of Aloros. After him are Alcidamas, Amrapali, King An of Zhou, Timotheus of Miletus, Seuthes I, and Amadocus I. Among people deceased in 450 BC, Antiochus of Syracuse ranks 4. Before him are Cimon, Alcmaeon of Croton, and Diagoras of Melos. After him is Pherecrates.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Antiochus of Syracuse ranks 2,151 out of 5,161. Before him are Enrico Mattei (1906), Laura Mancini (1636), Cesare Zavattini (1902), Massimo Troisi (1953), Camillo Borghese, 6th Prince of Sulmona (1775), and Lucien Bianchi (1934). After him are Archduke Johann Salvator of Austria (1852), Philip of Opus (-400), Marcel Bich (1914), Umberto Bossi (1941), Bruno Rossi (1905), and Mario Roatta (1887).

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Among HISTORIANS In Italy

Among historians born in Italy, Antiochus of Syracuse ranks 16. Before him are Timaeus (-350), Flavio Biondo (1388), Tyrannius Rufinus (345), Andrea Alciato (1492), Peter Martyr d'Anghiera (1457), and Martino Martini (1614). After him are Annius of Viterbo (1437), Philistus (-430), Festus (390), Marino Sanuto the Younger (1466), Filippo Baldinucci (1625), and Quintus Claudius Quadrigarius (-200).

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