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Ronald Syme

1903 - 1989

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Sir Ronald Syme, (11 March 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a New Zealand-born historian and classicist. He was regarded as the greatest historian of ancient Rome since Theodor Mommsen and the most brilliant exponent of the history of the Roman Empire since Edward Gibbon. His great work was The Roman Revolution (1939), a masterly and controversial analysis of Roman political life in the period following the assassination of Julius Caesar. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ronald Syme is the 388th most popular historian (down from 342nd in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 40th in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Ronald Syme ranks 388 out of 561. Before him are Heinrich Gelzer, Ernest Labrousse, Fritz Stern, Cadmus of Miletus, Domenico Losurdo, and Jan T. Gross. After him are Ehsan Yarshater, Zhao Rukuo, Olena Apanovych, Joan Wallach Scott, Volodymyr Ivanovych Barvinok, and Hugo Falcandus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Ronald Syme ranks 237. Before him are Wage Rudolf Supratman, Jean Cavaillès, Dumitru Stăniloae, Camilla Horn, Theo Lingen, and Olav Sunde. After him are Armand Blanchonnet, Adolph Gottlieb, Big Bill Broonzy, Alan Paton, O. E. Hasse, and Manuel Anatol. Among people deceased in 1989, Ronald Syme ranks 199. Before him are George C. Homans, Antonio Janigro, Alvin Ailey, Chico Landi, Yasushi Akutagawa, and Luiz Luz. After him are Edgar Sanabria, Helga Haase, Sirarpie Der Nersessian, Mary McCarthy, Alfredo Zitarrosa, and Oscar Alfredo Gálvez.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Ronald Syme ranks 56 out of 303. Before him are Peter Snell (1938), Manu Bennett (1969), Roy Kerr (1934), Gary Thain (1948), Ngaio Marsh (1895), and Rob Hall (1961). After him are Raymond Firth (1901), Warren Cole (1940), Taika Waititi (1975), Vaughan Jones (1952), Yvette Williams (1929), and Antony Starr (1975).

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Among HISTORIANS In New Zealand

Among historians born in New Zealand, Ronald Syme ranks 1. 

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