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Moschus

200 BC - 200 BC

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Moschus (Greek: Μόσχος) was an ancient Greek bucolic poet and student of the Alexandrian grammarian Aristarchus of Samothrace. He was born at Syracuse, Magna Graecia, and flourished about 150 BC. Aside from his poetry, he was known for his grammatical work, nothing of which survives. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Moschus is the 1,746th most popular writer (up from 1,910th in 2019), the 1,831st most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,959th in 2019) and the 121st most popular Italian Writer.

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Among writers, Moschus ranks 1,746 out of 7,302. Before him are Yosano Akiko, Xu Shen, J.-H. Rosny aîné, Josep Pla, Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, and Fernando Arrabal. After him are Stanisław Wyspiański, Rick Riordan, Ivan Klíma, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Eustathius of Thessalonica, and Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200 BC, Moschus ranks 32. Before him are Adherbal, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, Leonidas of Rhodes, Antipater of Sidon, Apollonius Molon, and Crates of Mallus. After him are Lucius Gellius Publicola, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus, Jia Yi, Gotarzes I, Gaius Flavius Fimbria, and Nicomedes III of Bithynia. Among people deceased in 200 BC, Moschus ranks 6. Before him are Livius Andronicus, Gentius, Lucius Mummius Achaicus, Leonidas of Rhodes, and Mithridates III of Pontus. After him are Wiman of Gojoseon, Horwennefer, Gnaeus Manlius Vulso, Gaius Laelius, Gaius Terentius Varro, and Ankhwennefer.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Moschus ranks 1,831 out of 5,161. Before him are Alfredo Catalani (1854), Maria Teresa Felicitas d'Este (1726), Leonard of Port Maurice (1676), Salvatore Giuliano (1922), Altichiero (1330), and Peter II, Count of Savoy (1203). After him are Marietta Robusti (1554), Carmine Crocco (1830), Tiridates III of Parthia (-50), Giovanni Andrea Doria (1539), Nicola Abbagnano (1901), and Vittorio Brambilla (1937).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Moschus ranks 121. Before him are Jacopo Sannazaro (1458), Enzo of Sardinia (1220), Rafael Sabatini (1875), Giorgio Bassani (1916), Jacopone da Todi (1236), and Julius Firmicus Maternus (400). After him are Thomas of Celano (1185), Gaius Julius Solinus (400), Giovannino Guareschi (1908), Oswald von Wolkenstein (1377), Paulinus II of Aquileia (740), and Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538).

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