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Castor of Rhodes

100 BC - 100 BC

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Castor of Rhodes (Greek: Κάστωρ ὁ Ῥόδιος), also known as Castor of Massalia or Castor of Galatia according to the Suda, or as Castor the Annalist, was a Greek grammarian and rhetorician. He was surnamed Philoromaeus (Φιλορώμαιος, meaning Lover of Rome) and is usually believed to have lived about the time of Cicero and Julius Caesar. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Castor of Rhodes is the 3,566th most popular writer (down from 3,469th in 2019). (down from 2,881st in 2019)

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Among writers, Castor of Rhodes ranks 3,566 out of 7,302. Before him are Jozef Miloslav Hurban, Jonathan Littell, Robert McKee, Victor Pelevin, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Françoise Giroud. After him are Barthold Heinrich Brockes, Tarafa, Gyula Krúdy, Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso, Chittaranjan Das, and Russell Banks.

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Among people born in 100 BC, Castor of Rhodes ranks 75. Before him are Bocchus II, Commius, Ariobarzanes III of Cappadocia, Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Marcus Lollius, and Mithridates III of Commagene. After him are Dumnorix, Antiochus III of Commagene, Thrasyllus of Mendes, Gondophares, Gaius Sosius, and Eudoxus of Cyzicus. Among people deceased in 100 BC, Castor of Rhodes ranks 35. Before him are Ptolemy of Cyprus, Theodosius of Bithynia, Commius, Geminus, Valerius Antias, and Andronicus of Cyrrhus. After him are Lucius Aurelius Cotta, Marcus Aurelius Cotta, Quintus Claudius Quadrigarius, Eudoxus of Cyzicus, Ariobarzanes II of Cappadocia, and Gaius Calpurnius Piso.

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