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Callinus

680 BC - 700 BC

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Callinus (Ancient Greek: Καλλῖνος, Kallinos; fl. mid-7th c. BC) was an ancient Greek elegiac poet who lived in the city of Ephesus in Asia Minor in the mid-7th century BC. His poetry is representative of the genre of martial exhortation elegy in which Tyrtaeus also specialized and which both Archilochus and Mimnermus appear to have composed. Along with these poets, all his near contemporaries, Callinus was considered the inventor of the elegiac couplet by some ancient critics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Callinus is the 1,426th most popular writer (down from 1,335th in 2019), the 529th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 480th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Callinus ranks 1,426 out of 7,302Before him are William Styron, José de Acosta, Louise Labé, Liu Cixin, Joachim Fest, and Sharafkhan Bidlisi. After him are Poul Anderson, Philippe Soupault, Sanu Sharma, Maryse Condé, Mendele Mocher Sforim, and Ruth Rendell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 680 BC, Callinus ranks 2Before him is Archilochus.  Among people deceased in 700 BC, Callinus ranks 11Before him are Tyrtaeus, Jehoahaz of Judah, Gyges of Lydia, Yajnavalkya, Perdiccas I of Macedon, and Cylon of Athens. After him are Ariaramnes, Shebitku, Demaratus of Corinth, Theopompus of Sparta, Tyrimmas of Macedon, and Argaeus I of Macedon.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Callinus ranks 529 out of 1,347Before him are Adamantios Korais (1748), Yousuf Karsh (1908), Manuel Chrysoloras (1355), Ziya Gökalp (1876), Anna Porphyrogenita (963), and Bohemond VII of Antioch (1261). After him are Theodore of Mopsuestia (350), Theodora Angelina (1190), Irene Doukaina (1066), Şehzade Mahmud (1582), Artaphernes (-600), and Kaykhusraw II (null).

Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Callinus ranks 38Before him are John Tzetzes (1110), Alcman (-611), Yeghishe Charents (1897), Hieronymus of Cardia (-390), Aelius Aristides (117), and Adamantios Korais (1748). After him are Hipponax (-600), Mustafa Balel (1945), Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873), Quintus Smyrnaeus (400), Symeon the Metaphrast (900), and Marcellinus Comes (450).