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Quintus Smyrnaeus

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Quintus Smyrnaeus (also Quintus of Smyrna; Greek: Κόϊντος Σμυρναῖος, Kointos Smyrnaios) was a Greek epic poet whose Posthomerica, following "after Homer", continues the narration of the Trojan War. The dates of Quintus Smyrnaeus' life and poetry are disputed: by tradition, he is thought to have lived in the latter part of the 4th century AD, but earlier dates have also been proposed. His epic in fourteen books, known as the Posthomerica, covers the period between the end of Homer's Iliad and the end of the Trojan War. Its primary importance is as the earliest surviving work to cover this period, the archaic works in the Epic Cycle, which he knew and drew upon, having been lost. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Quintus Smyrnaeus is the 1,653rd most popular writer (up from 1,669th in 2019), the 592nd most popular biography from Türkiye and the 42nd most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Quintus Smyrnaeus ranks 1,653 out of 7,302. Before him are Hassan ibn Thabit, Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry, Giuseppe Ungaretti, Ildefonsus, Attila József, and Maria Valtorta. After him are Malcolm Lowry, Andreas Gryphius, Adèle Hugo, José Maria de Eça de Queirós, E. Howard Hunt, and Bartolomeo Platina.

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Among people born in 400, Quintus Smyrnaeus ranks 32. Before him are Radagaisus, Sozomen, Chandragupta II, Vincent of Lérins, Flavius Bauto, and Meletius of Antioch. After him are Gunther, Maximus of Hispania, Syrianus, Julius Firmicus Maternus, Maruthas of Martyropolis, and Gaius Julius Solinus. Among people deceased in 400, Quintus Smyrnaeus ranks 8. Before him are Onuphrius, Heliodorus of Emesa, Eutropius, Flavia Maximiana Theodora, Thaïs, and Eustathius of Antioch. After him are Julius Firmicus Maternus, Faustina, Gaius Julius Solinus, Varazdat, Juvencus, and Mallobaudes.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Quintus Smyrnaeus ranks 592 out of 1,347. Before him are Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873), Apollonius Molon (-200), Alexios III of Trebizond (1338), Hakan Şükür (1971), Şehzade Korkut (1467), and Theophano Martinakia (865). After him are Philip I Philadelphus (-125), Andronikos Komnenos (1108), Stachys the Apostle (20), Crates of Mallus (-200), Alexandros Mavrokordatos (1791), and Édouard Balladur (1929).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Quintus Smyrnaeus ranks 42. Before him are Aelius Aristides (117), Adamantios Korais (1748), Callinus (-680), Hipponax (-600), Mustafa Balel (1945), and Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873). After him are Symeon the Metaphrast (900), Marcellinus Comes (450), Eustathius of Thessalonica (1101), Menander Protector (550), Ibn Kemal (1468), and Yaşar Kemal (1923).

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