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John Kaminiates

900 - 1000

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John Kaminiates (Greek: Ιωάννης Καμινιάτης, fl. tenth century) was a Greek resident of Thessalonica when the city, then one of the largest in the Byzantine Empire, was besieged and sacked by a Saracen force led by Leo of Tripoli in 904. His account of the city's plunder, On the capture of Thessalonica, (Εις την άλωσιν της Θεσσαλονίκης, Eis tēn alōsin tēs Thessalonikēs) survives in four manuscripts; though of these, none were written before the fourteenth century, causing some concern over the text's authenticity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Kaminiates is the 5,345th most popular writer (down from 5,176th in 2019), the 779th most popular biography from Greece (down from 766th in 2019) and the 89th most popular Greek Writer.

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Among writers, John Kaminiates ranks 5,345 out of 7,302. Before him are Ariel Durant, Alan Ayckbourn, David Brown, Suryakant Tripathi, Alexander Vostokov, and Kama Sywor Kamanda. After him are Michael Frayn, Michael Herr, Gunnel Vallquist, Jayakanthan, Jacques Laurent, and Günther Jauch.

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Among people born in 900, John Kaminiates ranks 72. Before him are Zdeslav of Croatia, Teutberga, Giovanni II Participazio, Mara Takla Haymanot, Beorhtwulf of Mercia, and Cynewulf. After him are Ōshikōchi no Mitsune, Æthelwold of Winchester, and Anarawd ap Rhodri. Among people deceased in 1000, John Kaminiates ranks 20. Before him are Bertha of Swabia, Leo of Tripoli, Þorbjörn Hornklofi, Abu Sulayman Sijistani, Constantine of Preslav, and Mara Takla Haymanot. After him is Ōshikōchi no Mitsune.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, John Kaminiates ranks 779 out of 1,024. Before him are Alexandros Othonaios (1879), Alki Zei (1925), Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas (1893), Theodoros Diligiannis (1820), Mindarus (-500), and Carl Anderson (1945). After him are Perikles Kakousis (1879), Agathonas Iakovidis (1955), Panagiotis Pipinelis (1899), Panagiotis Giannakis (1959), Athanasios Vouros (1801), and William Murrill (1869).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, John Kaminiates ranks 89. Before him are Andreas Kalvos (1792), Pherecrates (-450), Diomidis Kyriakos (1811), Kiki Dimoula (1931), Kalliroi Parren (1861), and Alki Zei (1925). After him are Lucius Shepard (1943), Stratis Myrivilis (1890), Maria Polydouri (1902), Philaenis (-250), and Dimitris Lyacos (1966).

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