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Phocylides

560 BC - 600 BC

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Phocylides (Greek: Φωκυλίδης ὁ Μιλήσιος), Greek gnomic poet of Miletus, contemporary of Theognis of Megara, was born about 560 BC. A few fragments of his "maxims" have survived (chiefly in the Florilegium of Stobaeus), in which he expresses his contempt for the pomps and vanities of rank and wealth, and sets forth in simple language his ideas of honour, justice and wisdom. An example is an epigram quoted by Dio Chrysostom: Aristotle also found cause to quote him: Many things are best in the mean; I desire to be of a middle condition in my city. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phocylides is the 2,335th most popular writer (up from 2,350th in 2019), the 764th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 747th in 2019) and the 68th most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among writers, Phocylides ranks 2,335 out of 7,302. Before him are Suman Pokhrel, Aharon Appelfeld, Posidippus, Afanasy Fet, Maciej Stryjkowski, and Vasko Popa. After him are Edmond Jabès, Zosimos of Panopolis, Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar, Ouida, Tayeb Salih, and Duris of Samos.

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Among people born in 560 BC, Phocylides ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 600 BC, Phocylides ranks 25. Before him are Arsames, Zaleucus, Tanaquil, Philip I of Macedon, Rhodopis, and Eupalinos. After him are Miltiades the Elder, Leon of Sparta, Aeropus I of Macedon, Charondas, Lasus of Hermione, and Kleitias.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Phocylides ranks 764 out of 1,347. Before him are Şenol Güneş (1952), Marina the Monk (715), Leontia Porphyrogenita (457), Lefter Küçükandonyadis (1924), İdil Biret (1941), and Amphilochius of Iconium (339). After him are Anicia Juliana (462), Stephen II of Constantinople (850), Danishmend Gazi (1100), Lucia, Countess of Tripoli (1265), Isaac Komnenos (1113), and Leyla Gencer (1928).

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Among writers born in Türkiye, Phocylides ranks 68. Before him are Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti (1929), Oribasius (325), Quadratus of Athens (100), Paul the Silentiary (520), Mkhitar Sebastatsi (1676), and Constantine Manasses (1130). After him are Xenophon of Ephesus (101), Zeki Müren (1931), Antiochus Kantemir (1708), Dares Phrygius (450), Cigerxwîn (1903), and John VIII of Constantinople (1005).

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