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Corax of Syracuse

500 BC - 500 BC

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Corax (Greek: Κόραξ, Korax; fl. 5th century BC) was one of the founders (along with Tisias) of ancient Greek rhetoric. Some scholars contend that both founders are merely legendary personages, others that Corax and Tisias were the same person, described in one fragment as "Tisias, the Crow" (corax is ancient Greek for "crow"). And according to Aristotle, Empedocles was the actual founder of rhetoric, but this is also unlikely. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Corax of Syracuse is the 2,358th most popular writer (down from 1,539th in 2019), the 2,274th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,652nd in 2019) and the 152nd most popular Italian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Corax of Syracuse ranks 2,358 out of 7,302. Before him are Marius Maximus, Mikołaj Rej, Ulf Stark, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Mary Baker Eddy, and Kenneth Grahame. After him are Jan Arnošt Smoler, Ben Shapiro, Zhou Daguan, William Smith, Hervé Bazin, and Jacques Futrelle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Corax of Syracuse ranks 52. Before him are Cephisodotus the Elder, Callimachus, Hermocrates, Antalcidas, Telesilla, and Agoracritus. After him are Lamachus, Theagenes of Thasos, Sophron, Li Kui, Gylippus, and Praxilla. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Corax of Syracuse ranks 34. Before him are Artabazos I of Phrygia, Eurybiades, Artystone, Titus Lartius, Spurius Lartius, and Agoracritus. After him are Theagenes of Thasos, Lie Yukou, Titus Aebutius Elva, Praxilla, Hydarnes, and Artazostre.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Corax of Syracuse ranks 2,274 out of 5,161. Before him are Théodolinde de Beauharnais (1814), Giuseppe Betori (1947), Duris of Samos (-340), Antonio Sacchini (1730), Isabella Leonarda (1620), and Hippocrates of Gela (-600). After him are Aulus Atilius Calatinus (-250), Amadeus I, Count of Savoy (1016), Alessandro Salvio (1570), Luigi Bertolini (1904), Roberto Assagioli (1888), and Guido Guinizelli (1230).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Corax of Syracuse ranks 152. Before him are Alessandro Baricco (1958), Frédéric Ozanam (1813), Giuseppe Giacosa (1847), Dacia Maraini (1936), Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark (1939), and Duris of Samos (-340). After him are Guido Guinizelli (1230), Nigidius Figulus (-98), Lucilius Junior (6), Indro Montanelli (1909), Sophron (-500), and Umberto Saba (1883).

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