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Dionysius of Halicarnassus

60 BC - 7 BC

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Dionysius of Halicarnassus (Ancient Greek: Διονύσιος Ἀλεξάνδρου Ἁλικαρνασσεύς, Dionýsios Alexándrou Halikarnasseús, ''Dionysios (son of Alexandros) of Halikarnassos''; c.  60 BC – after 7 BC) was a Greek historian and teacher of rhetoric, who flourished during the reign of Emperor Augustus. His literary style was atticistic – imitating Classical Attic Greek in its prime. He is known for his work Rhōmaikē Archaiologia (Roman Antiquities), which describes the history of Rome from its beginnings until the outbreak of the First Punic War in 264 BC. Out of twenty books, only the first nine have survived. Dionysius' opinion of the necessity of a promotion of paideia within education, from true knowledge of classical sources, endured for centuries in a form integral to the identity of the Greek elite. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dionysius of Halicarnassus is the 249th most popular writer (up from 279th in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 115th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Turkish Writer.

Dionysius of Halicarnassus is most famous for his work "Roman Antiquities" which is a history of Rome from the earliest times to the death of Julius Caesar.

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Among writers, Dionysius of Halicarnassus ranks 249 out of 7,302. Before him are Prosper Mérimée, Lou Andreas-Salomé, W. H. Auden, Gerhart Hauptmann, C. S. Lewis, and Mansur Al-Hallaj. After him are Osamu Dazai, Grazia Deledda, Henrik Pontoppidan, Dario Fo, Johanna Spyri, and Joseph Heller.

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Among people born in 60 BC, Dionysius of Halicarnassus ranks 2. Before him is Ptolemy XIV of Egypt.  Among people deceased in 7 BC, Dionysius of Halicarnassus ranks 1. After him are Aristobulus IV, Emperor Cheng of Han, and Alexander, son of Herod.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Dionysius of Halicarnassus ranks 116 out of 1,347. Before him are Gordian I (159), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), Osman III (1699), Hecataeus of Miletus (-550), Ulfilas (311), and Al-Battani (858). After him are Irenaeus (130), Stefan Dušan (1308), Romanos IV Diogenes (1030), Piri Reis (1470), Photios I of Constantinople (900), and Theodora (815).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Dionysius of Halicarnassus ranks 7. Before him are Hesiod (-800), Ammianus Marcellinus (330), Orhan Pamuk (1952), Constantine VII (905), Anacreon (-570), and Lucian (120). After him are Anna Komnene (1083), Giorgos Seferis (1900), Zosimus (460), Novatian (220), Yunus Emre (1240), and André Chénier (1762).

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