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Duris of Samos

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Duris of Samos (or Douris) (Ancient Greek: Δοῦρις ὁ Σάμιος; c. 350 BC – after 281 BC) was a Greek historian and was at some period tyrant of Samos. Duris was the author of a narrative history of events in Greece and especially Macedonia from 371 BC to 281 BC, which has been lost. Other works included a life of Agathocles of Syracuse and a number of treatises on literary and artistic subjects. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Duris of Samos is the 2,341st most popular writer (up from 2,641st in 2019), the 2,270th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,488th in 2019) and the 151st most popular Italian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Duris of Samos ranks 2,341 out of 7,302. Before him are Phocylides, Edmond Jabès, Zosimos of Panopolis, Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar, Ouida, and Tayeb Salih. After him are Victorinus of Pettau, Gregory Tsamblak, Musa Cälil, Eupolis, Mary Astell, and Andrei Voznesensky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 340 BC, Duris of Samos ranks 8. Before him are Berenice I of Egypt, Appius Claudius Caecus, Theodorus the Atheist, Philetaerus, King Wuling of Zhao, and Menedemus. After him are Philochorus, and Polyaenus of Lampsacus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Duris of Samos ranks 2,270 out of 5,161. Before him are Ottavio Bottecchia (1894), Margaret Paleologa (1510), Édouard Herzen (1877), Giuseppe Sammartini (1695), Théodolinde de Beauharnais (1814), and Giuseppe Betori (1947). After him are Antonio Sacchini (1730), Isabella Leonarda (1620), Hippocrates of Gela (-600), Corax of Syracuse (-500), Aulus Atilius Calatinus (-250), and Amadeus I, Count of Savoy (1016).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Duris of Samos ranks 151. Before him are Cesare Zavattini (1902), Alessandro Baricco (1958), Frédéric Ozanam (1813), Giuseppe Giacosa (1847), Dacia Maraini (1936), and Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark (1939). After him are Corax of Syracuse (-500), Guido Guinizelli (1230), Nigidius Figulus (-98), Lucilius Junior (6), Indro Montanelli (1909), and Sophron (-500).

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