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Bion of Smyrna

300 BC - 100 BC

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Bion (Βίων ) was an ancient Greek bucolic poet from Smyrna, probably active at the end of the second or beginning of the first century BC. He is named in the Suda as one of three canonical bucolic poets alongside Theocritus and Moschus. One long poem about Adonis and seventeen shorter fragments of his poetry survive. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bion of Smyrna is the 2,006th most popular writer (up from 2,402nd in 2019), the 674th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 758th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bion of Smyrna ranks 2,006 out of 7,302. Before him are Elizabeth of the Trinity, Vasyl Stus, Langston Hughes, Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas, Bálint Balassi, and Konstantin Ushinsky. After him are Joachim Neander, Anne Golon, Alciphron, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Robert Chambers, and Desanka Maksimović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300 BC, Bion of Smyrna ranks 31. Before him are Horwennefer, Prusias II of Bithynia, Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus Messalla, Gaius Atilius Regulus Serranus, Gnaeus Manlius Vulso, and Hasdrubal Gisco. After him are Gaius Claudius Nero, Herodas, Gaius Laelius, Gaius Terentius Varro, Marcus Minucius Rufus, and Euthydemus I. Among people deceased in 100 BC, Bion of Smyrna ranks 18. Before him are Antipater of Sidon, Apollonius Molon, Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus, Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, Tigranes III, and Artemidorus Ephesius. After him are Tiridates II of Parthia, Amanishakheto, Cleopatra of Pontus, Athenodorus Cananites, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos Iunior, and Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Bion of Smyrna ranks 674 out of 1,347. Before him are Pythodorida of Pontus (-30), Matthew of Edessa (1100), Mustafa Reşid Pasha (1800), Alexander of Tralles (525), Alexander of Jerusalem (200), and Aquila of Sinope (100). After him are Diodorus Cronus (-400), Theodora Komnene, Duchess of Austria (1134), Ahmet Kaya (1957), Archippus (50), Anna Dalassene (1030), and Missak Manouchian (1906).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Bion of Smyrna ranks 55. Before him are Theodore I (1290), Petros Markaris (1937), Namık Kemal (1840), Nicander (-250), Alexander Polyhistor (-100), and Methodius of Olympus (260). After him are Pir Sultan Abdal (1480), Reşat Nuri Güntekin (1889), Michael Choniates (1140), Cleitarchus (-400), Kâtip Çelebi (1609), and Adnan Oktar (1956).

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