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Scylax of Caryanda

600 BC - 500 BC

Scylax of Caryanda

Scylax of Caryanda (Ancient Greek: Σκύλαξ ὁ Καρυανδεύς; fl. 510s BCE) was a Greek explorer and writer during the late 6th and early 5th centuries BCE of the Achaemenid Empire. His own writings are lost, though occasionally cited or quoted by later Greek and Roman authors. The periplus sometimes called the Periplus of Scylax is not, in fact, by him; that so-called Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax was written in about the early 330s BCE by an unknown author working in the ambit of the post-Platonic Academy or the Aristotelian Peripatos (Lyceum) at Athens. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Scylax of Caryanda is the 156th most popular explorer (down from 144th in 2019), the 569th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 581st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Turkish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Scylax of Caryanda ranks 156 out of 498. Before him are Isabella Bird, Rodrigo de Triana, Vladimir Arsenyev, Alexandrine Tinné, João da Nova, and Ahmad ibn Rustah. After him are Martin Frobisher, Hans Staden, Gil Eanes, Cornelis de Houtman, Adrien de Gerlache, and Gaspar de Portolá.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

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Isabella Bird
1831 - 1904
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 150
Rodrigo de Triana
1469 - 1526
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 151
Vladimir Arsenyev
1872 - 1930
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 152
Alexandrine Tinné
1835 - 1869
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 153
João da Nova
1460 - 1509
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 154
Ahmad ibn Rustah
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 155
Scylax of Caryanda
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 156
Martin Frobisher
1535 - 1594
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 157
Hans Staden
1525 - 1579
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 158
Gil Eanes
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 159
Cornelis de Houtman
1565 - 1599
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 160
Adrien de Gerlache
1866 - 1934
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 161
Gaspar de Portolá
1716 - 1786
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 162

Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Scylax of Caryanda ranks 48. Before him are Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, Ageladas, Myia, Artaphernes, Agrippa Menenius Lanatus, and Hipponax. After him are Callimachus, Tullia Minor, Nebuchadnezzar III, Cleombrotus, Andokides painter, and Democedes. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Scylax of Caryanda ranks 24. Before him are Kapila, Amestris, Ageladas, Artaphernes, Phrynichus, and Anytus. After him are Antenor, Inaros II, Democedes, Artabazos I of Phrygia, Eurybiades, and Artystone.

Others Born in 600 BC

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Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 42
Ageladas
SCULPTOR
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 43
Myia
PHILOSOPHER
600 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 44
Artaphernes
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 45
Agrippa Menenius Lanatus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 493 BC
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 46
Hipponax
WRITER
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 47
Scylax of Caryanda
EXPLORER
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 48
Callimachus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 489 BC
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 49
Tullia Minor
POLITICIAN
600 BC - Present
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 50
Nebuchadnezzar III
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 51
Cleombrotus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 52
Andokides painter
DESIGNER
600 BC - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 53
Democedes
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 54

Others Deceased in 500 BC

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Kapila
PHILOSOPHER
550 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 18
Amestris
COMPANION
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 19
Ageladas
SCULPTOR
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 20
Artaphernes
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 21
Phrynichus
WRITER
535 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 22
Anytus
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 23
Scylax of Caryanda
EXPLORER
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 24
Antenor
SCULPTOR
590 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 25
Inaros II
MILITARY PERSONNEL
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 26
Democedes
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 27
Artabazos I of Phrygia
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 28
Eurybiades
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 29
Artystone
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 30