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Herodas

300 BC - 250 BC

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Herodas, or Herondas (Ancient Greek: Ἡρώδας or Ἡρώνδας – the name is spelt differently in the few places where he is mentioned), was a Greek poet and the author of short humorous dramatic scenes in verse, probably written in Alexandria during the 3rd century BC. Apart from the intrinsic merit of these pieces, they are interesting in the history of Greek literature as being a new species, illustrating Alexandrian methods. They are called Mimiamboi (Ancient Greek: μιμίαμβοι, "Mime-iambics"), or mimes. Mimes were the Dorian product of South Italy and Sicily, and the most famous of them – from which Plato is said to have studied the drawing of character – were the work of Sophron. These were scenes in popular life, written in the language of the people, vigorous with sexual proverbs such as we get in other reflections of that region – in Petronius and the Pentamerone. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herodas is the 2,047th most popular writer (down from 1,837th in 2019), the 317th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 297th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Egyptian Writer.

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Among writers, Herodas ranks 2,047 out of 7,302. Before him are Reşat Nuri Güntekin, John Moschus, Hadewijch, Michael Choniates, George MacDonald, and Eduard Uspensky. After him are Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Jaume Cabré, Uri Orlev, Eutychius of Alexandria, Vsevolod Garshin, and Bernard Malamud.

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Among people born in 300 BC, Herodas ranks 33. Before him are Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus Messalla, Gaius Atilius Regulus Serranus, Gnaeus Manlius Vulso, Hasdrubal Gisco, Bion of Smyrna, and Gaius Claudius Nero. After him are Gaius Laelius, Gaius Terentius Varro, Marcus Minucius Rufus, Euthydemus I, Ankhwennefer, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. Among people deceased in 250 BC, Herodas ranks 8. Before him are Euhemerus, King Xiaowen of Qin, Theodorus the Atheist, Hieronymus of Cardia, Nicomedes I of Bithynia, and Gongsun Long. After him are Ariobarzanes of Pontus, Hermarchus, Lucius Cornelius Scipio, Demetrius the Fair, Magas of Cyrene, and Gaius Claudius Centho.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Herodas ranks 317 out of 642. Before him are Ahmose, son of Ebana (-1600), Neferhotep I (-1800), Saif al-Adel (1960), Hor (-1800), Adel Emam (1940), and Pope Avilius of Alexandria (100). After him are Eutychius of Alexandria (877), Anastasius Sinaita (630), Ibn al-Farid (1181), Thutmose (-1500), Boutros Ghali (1846), and Pope Timothy I of Alexandria (350).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Herodas ranks 20. Before him are Achilles Tatius (200), Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888), Ahmed Shawqi (1868), Didymus Chalcenterus (-63), Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (1928), and Rifa'a al-Tahtawi (1801). After him are Eutychius of Alexandria (877), Anastasius Sinaita (630), Ibn al-Farid (1181), Ibn Taghribirdi (1410), Edmond Jabès (1912), and Zosimos of Panopolis (250).

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