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Periander

700 BC - 583 BC

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Periander (; Greek: Περίανδρος; died c. 585 BC) was the second tyrant of the Cypselid dynasty that ruled over ancient Corinth. Periander's rule brought about a prosperous time in Corinth's history, as his administrative skill made Corinth one of the wealthiest city states in Greece. Several accounts state that Periander was a cruel and harsh ruler, but others claim that he was a fair and just king who worked to ensure that the distribution of wealth in Corinth was more or less even. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Periander is the 868th most popular writer (down from 698th in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from Greece (down from 173rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Greek Writer.

Periander was a tyrant of Corinth in the 7th century BC. He was most famous for the construction of the Corinth Canal.

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Among writers, Periander ranks 868 out of 7,302. Before him are Stephen Covey, Jens Peter Jacobsen, Vātsyāyana, Sam Shepard, Zhang Sanfeng, and Arthur Adamov. After him are Douglas Adams, Georg Brandes, Thietmar of Merseburg, Thomas Harris, Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, and Guido Cavalcanti.

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Among people born in 700 BC, Periander ranks 15. Before him are Jeconiah, Ashur-etil-ilani, Tyrtaeus, Anacharsis, Phalaris, and Necho I. After him are Psamtik II, Cypselus, Sin-shumu-lishir, Gargi Vachaknavi, Phraortes, and Perdiccas I of Macedon. Among people deceased in 583 BC, Periander ranks 1. After him is Arcesilaus I of Cyrene.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Periander ranks 217 out of 1,024. Before him are Bacchylides (-490), Telamon (null), Stilpo (-359), Idomeneus of Crete (null), Erasistratus (-303), and Kyriakos Mitsotakis (1968). After him are Andreas Papandreou (1919), Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), Athenagoras of Athens (133), Leochares (-400), George Maniakes (998), and Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Periander ranks 27. Before him are Odysseas Elytis (1911), Jerry Falwell (1933), Aristarchus of Samothrace (-217), Agathias (536), Aelia Eudocia (401), and Bacchylides (-490). After him are Philostratus (170), Agathon (-448), Lafcadio Hearn (1850), Jean Moréas (1856), Ugo Foscolo (1778), and Rigas Feraios (1757).

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