WRITER

Berossus

400 BC - 300 BC

Berossus

Berossus () or Berosus (; Ancient Greek: Βηρωσσός, romanized: Bērōssos; possibly derived from Late Babylonian Akkadian: 𒁹𒀭𒂗𒉺𒇻𒋙𒉡, romanized: Bēl-reʾû-šunu, lit. 'Bel is his shepherd') was an early-3rd-century BCE Hellenistic-era Babylonian writer, priest of Bel Marduk, and astronomer who wrote in the Koine Greek language. His original works, including the Babyloniaca (Ancient Greek: Βαβυλωνιακά), are lost, but fragments survive in some quotations, largely in the writings of the fourth-century CE early Christian writer Eusebius. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Berossus is the 752nd most popular writer (down from 741st in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 72nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Iraqi Writer.

Berossus is most famous for his work on the Babylonian creation myth. He recorded a version of the epic in which Marduk slays Tiamat and creates the world from her body.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Berossus ranks 752 out of 7,302. Before him are Jean Froissart, Antoine Galland, Elisabeth of Wied, Claudian, Edgar Wallace, and Christa Wolf. After him are Edmond de Goncourt, Natalia Ginzburg, Hugo Ball, Cao Xueqin, Ibn Hawqal, and Theognis of Megara.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Jean Froissart
1337 - 1405
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 746
Antoine Galland
1646 - 1715
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 747
Elisabeth of Wied
1843 - 1916
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 748
Claudian
370 - 404
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 749
Edgar Wallace
1875 - 1932
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 750
Christa Wolf
1929 - 2011
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 751
Berossus
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 752
Edmond de Goncourt
1822 - 1896
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 753
Natalia Ginzburg
1916 - 1991
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 754
Hugo Ball
1886 - 1927
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 755
Cao Xueqin
1724 - 1763
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 756
Ibn Hawqal
943 - 988
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 757
Theognis of Megara
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 758

Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Berossus ranks 7. Before him are Porus, Bessus, Tollund Man, Parmenion, Stateira I, and Thaïs. After him are Nectanebo II, Theopompus, Atropates, Ephorus, Leochares, and Spitamenes. Among people deceased in 300 BC, Berossus ranks 4. Before him are Lysippos, Diotima of Mantinea, and Hipparchia of Maroneia. After him are Nearchus, Aristoxenus, Wang Jian, Xanthippus of Carthage, Eudemus of Rhodes, Hegesias of Cyrene, Menaechmus, and Callippus.

Others Born in 400 BC

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Porus
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 1
Bessus
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 329 BC
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 2
Tollund Man
CELEBRITY
400 BC - 384 BC
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 3
Parmenion
MILITARY PERSONNEL
400 BC - 329 BC
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 4
Stateira I
COMPANION
400 BC - 331 BC
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 5
Thaïs
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 6
Berossus
WRITER
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 7
Nectanebo II
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 343 BC
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 8
Theopompus
HISTORIAN
400 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 9
Atropates
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 10
Ephorus
HISTORIAN
400 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 11
Leochares
SCULPTOR
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 12
Spitamenes
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 328 BC
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 13

Others Deceased in 300 BC

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Lysippos
SCULPTOR
390 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 1
Diotima of Mantinea
PHILOSOPHER
450 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 2
Hipparchia of Maroneia
PHILOSOPHER
350 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 3
Berossus
WRITER
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 4
Nearchus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 5
Aristoxenus
PHILOSOPHER
360 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 6
Wang Jian
MILITARY PERSONNEL
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 7
Xanthippus of Carthage
MILITARY PERSONNEL
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 8
Eudemus of Rhodes
PHILOSOPHER
370 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 9
Hegesias of Cyrene
PHILOSOPHER
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 10
Menaechmus
MATHEMATICIAN
375 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 11
Callippus
MATHEMATICIAN
370 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 12

In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Berossus ranks 74 out of 384. Before him are Tariq Aziz (1936), Ibn Hisham (701), Abu Yusuf (731), Nahor, son of Serug (-1912), Tiglath-Pileser III (-755), and Shalmaneser I (-1400). After him are Qutayba ibn Muslim (668), Urukagina (-2500), Al-Muqtadir (895), Sargon I (-1900), Hunayn ibn Ishaq (809), and Al-Mu'tadid (854).

Others born in Iraq

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Tariq Aziz
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2015
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 68
Ibn Hisham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
701 - 833
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 69
Abu Yusuf
PHILOSOPHER
731 - 798
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 70
Nahor, son of Serug
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 BC - 1764 BC
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 71
Tiglath-Pileser III
POLITICIAN
755 BC - 727 BC
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 72
Shalmaneser I
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 73
Berossus
WRITER
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 74
Qutayba ibn Muslim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
668 - 715
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 75
Urukagina
POLITICIAN
2500 BC - 2371 BC
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 76
Al-Muqtadir
POLITICIAN
895 - 932
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 77
Sargon I
POLITICIAN
1900 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 78
Hunayn ibn Ishaq
PHILOSOPHER
809 - 873
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 79
Al-Mu'tadid
POLITICIAN
854 - 902
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 80