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Philistus

430 BC - 356 BC

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Philistus (Ancient Greek: Φίλιστος; c. 432 – 356 BC), son of Archomenidas, was a Greek historian from Sicily, Magna Graecia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philistus is the 262nd most popular historian (down from 191st in 2019), the 2,771st most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,412th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Italian Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Philistus ranks 262 out of 561. Before him are Heinrich Graetz, Régine Pernoud, Zeev Sternhell, Alexander Svanidze, William H. Prescott, and Lucius Coelius Antipater. After him are Hermann Conring, Thomas the Archdeacon, Peter Brown, Frederick Jackson Turner, Festus, and Elishe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 430 BC, Philistus ranks 5. Before him are Xenophon, Dionysius I of Syracuse, Cynisca, and Aeschines of Sphettus.  Among people deceased in 356 BC, Philistus ranks 2. Before him is Herostratus.

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    Herostratus

    EXTREMIST

    301 BC - 356 BC

    HPI: 77.45

    Rank: 1

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    Philistus

    HISTORIAN

    430 BC - 356 BC

    HPI: 60.06

    Rank: 2

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Philistus ranks 2,771 out of 5,161. Before him are Emanuele d'Astorga (1680), Adolfo Baloncieri (1897), Ernesto Ambrosini (1894), Adone Zoli (1887), Francesco Dandolo (1258), and Ludovico di Varthema (1470). After him are Alberto Gilardino (1982), Marco Foscarini (1696), Daria Nicolodi (1950), Guido Bonatti (1210), Alberto Burri (1915), and Benedetto Cairoli (1825).

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Among HISTORIANS In Italy

Among historians born in Italy, Philistus ranks 18. Before him are Tyrannius Rufinus (345), Andrea Alciato (1492), Peter Martyr d'Anghiera (1457), Martino Martini (1614), Antiochus of Syracuse (-450), and Annius of Viterbo (1437). After him are Festus (390), Marino Sanuto the Younger (1466), Filippo Baldinucci (1625), Quintus Claudius Quadrigarius (-200), Andrea Riccardi (1950), and Dino Compagni (1255).

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