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Cadmus of Miletus

500 BC - 600 BC

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Cadmus of Miletus (Ancient Greek: Κάδμος ὁ Μιλήσιος, Kádmos ho Milésios) was according to some ancient authorities, the oldest of the logographi. Scholars who accept this view, assign him to about 550 BC; others regard him as purely mythical. A confused notice in the Suda mentions three persons of the name: the first, the inventor of the alphabet; the second, the son of Pandion, according to some the first prose writer, a little later than Orpheus, author of a history of the foundation of Miletus and of Ionia generally, in four books; the third, the son of Archelaus, of later date, author of a history of Attica in fourteen books, and of some poems of an erotic character. As Dionysius of Halicarnassus (Judicium de Thucydide, c. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cadmus of Miletus is the 385th most popular historian (down from 320th in 2019), the 1,089th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 1,010th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Turkish Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Cadmus of Miletus ranks 385 out of 561. Before him are Heinrich von Sybel, Michele Amari, Peter Gay, Heinrich Gelzer, Ernest Labrousse, and Fritz Stern. After him are Domenico Losurdo, Jan T. Gross, Ronald Syme, Ehsan Yarshater, Zhao Rukuo, and Olena Apanovych.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Cadmus of Miletus ranks 83. Before him are Myrtis of Anthedon, Stateira, Amyntas II of Macedon, Panyassis, Orontes I, and Ariobarzanes of Phrygia. After him are Tithraustes, Arcesilaus IV of Cyrene, Tiribazus, Pharnabazus I, Pharnaces II of Phrygia, and Tolmides. Among people deceased in 600 BC, Cadmus of Miletus ranks 37. Before him are Kleitias, Theagenes of Megara, Aryenis, Gedaliah, Isagoras, and Agasicles. After him are Aspelta, and Arcesilaus II of Cyrene.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Cadmus of Miletus ranks 1,089 out of 1,347. Before him are Halil Pasha (1857), Oppian (101), Morphia of Melitene (1010), Cemal Süreya (1931), Wasfi Tal (1919), and Ahmet Altan (1950). After him are Ayşe Kulin (1941), Yaşar Doğu (1913), Attilâ İlhan (1925), Nazım Pasha (1848), Mustafa Sandal (1970), and Kenan İmirzalıoğlu (1974).

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Among HISTORIANS In Türkiye

Among historians born in Türkiye, Cadmus of Miletus ranks 24. Before him are Matthew of Edessa (1100), Doukas (1400), Constantine Lascaris (1434), Halil İnalcık (1916), Charles Barbier de Meynard (1826), and Taner Akçam (1953). After him are Constantine Paparrigopoulos (1815), Sirarpie Der Nersessian (1896), Cyril Mango (1928), and Soner Cagaptay (1970).

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