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Diphilus

350 BC - 400 BC

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Diphilus (Greek: Δίφιλος), of Sinope, was a poet of the new Attic comedy and a contemporary of Menander (342–291 BC). He is frequently listed together with Menander and Philemon, considered the three greatest poets of New Comedy. He was victorious at least three times at the Lenaia, placing him third before Philemon and Menander. Although most of his plays were written and acted at Athens he died at Smyrna. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diphilus is the 3,009th most popular writer (up from 3,794th in 2019), the 880th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,001st in 2019) and the 90th most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among writers, Diphilus ranks 3,009 out of 7,302. Before him are Yasmina Khadra, Zabel Yesayan, Nahum Goldmann, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, José de Alencar, and Konstantine Gamsakhurdia. After him are Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths, Leonid Leonov, Rachel Bluwstein, Anne McCaffrey, John Aubrey, and Cristina Peri Rossi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 350 BC, Diphilus ranks 22. Before him are Cleomenes II, Areus I, Lastheneia of Mantinea, Lucius Papirius Cursor, Publius Decius Mus, and Crates. After him are Cersobleptes, Alcetas II of Epirus, Audata, Antigenes, Arsinoe of Macedon, and Publius Valerius Laevinus. Among people deceased in 400 BC, Diphilus ranks 29. Before him are Axiothea of Phlius, Li Kui, Lastheneia of Mantinea, Timarete, Metrodorus of Chios, and Nausiphanes. After him are Aeneas Tacticus, Cersobleptes, Lagus, Argaeus II of Macedon, Philinna, and Euphranor.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Diphilus ranks 880 out of 1,347. Before him are Aulus Licinius Archias (-121), Nausiphanes (-400), Cansu Dere (1980), Xanthus (-500), Ptolemy Epigonos (-300), and Zabel Yesayan (1878). After him are Deniz Baykal (1938), Isaac Komnenos (1093), Damat Ferid Pasha (1853), Eudoxius of Antioch (300), Ariarathes V of Cappadocia (-200), and Yıldırım Akbulut (1935).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Diphilus ranks 90. Before him are Theodore Prodromos (1115), Aristeas (-600), Parthenius of Nicaea (-1), Fatma Aliye Topuz (1862), Xanthus (-500), and Zabel Yesayan (1878). After him are Theodore Balsamon (1140), Muazzez İlmiye Çığ (1914), Bâkî (1526), Phlegon of Tralles (200), Nigâr Hanım (1856), and İbrahim Şinasi (1826).

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