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Philochorus

340 BC - 260 BC

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Philochorus of Athens (; Ancient Greek: Φιλόχορος, romanized: Philochoros; c. 340 BC – c. 261 BC), was a Greek historian and Atthidographer of the third century BC, and a member of a priestly family. He was a seer and interpreter of signs, and a man of considerable influence. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philochorus is the 235th most popular historian (down from 204th in 2019), the 533rd most popular biography from Greece (down from 500th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Greek Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Philochorus ranks 235 out of 561. Before her are İbrahim Peçevi, Vasily Klyuchevsky, Albert Soboul, Lyudmila Alexeyeva, Julien Ries, and Reinhart Dozy. After her are Abu Mikhnaf, Tony Judt, Edward Luttwak, Francisco López de Gómara, Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi, and Ibn Hayyan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 340 BC, Philochorus ranks 9. Before her are Appius Claudius Caecus, Theodorus the Atheist, Philetaerus, King Wuling of Zhao, Menedemus, and Duris of Samos. After her is Polyaenus of Lampsacus. Among people deceased in 260 BC, Philochorus ranks 14. Before her are Euthydemus I, Hannibal Gisco, Laodice I, Timocharis, Quintus Caecilius Metellus, and Ariamnes of Cappadocia. After her are Marcus Livius Salinator, Gaius Sulpicius Gallus, Publius Cornelius Cethegus, Quintus Fulvius Flaccus, Orontes III, and Appius Claudius Pulcher.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Philochorus ranks 533 out of 1,024. Before her are Chremonides (-400), Dimitrios Gounaris (1867), Alexandre Tuffère (1876), Stamata Revithi (1866), Georgios Tsolakoglou (1886), and Teucer (null). After her are Eugenios Voulgaris (1716), John Aniston (1933), Arethas of Caesarea (860), Spyridon Marinatos (1901), Acusilaus (-600), and John II Orsini (1300).

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Among HISTORIANS In Greece

Among historians born in Greece, Philochorus ranks 10. Before her are Quintus Curtius Rufus (41), Callisthenes (-360), Theopompus (-400), Michael Glykas (1125), Afet İnan (1908), and Krste Misirkov (1874). After her are Marsyas of Pella (-400), Leo Allatius (1586), Helene Ahrweiler (1926), and Robert Kagan (1958).

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