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Timaeus

350 BC - 260 BC

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Timaeus of Tauromenium (Ancient Greek: Τιμαῖος; born 356 or 350 BC; died c. 260 BC) was an ancient Greek historian. He was widely regarded by ancient authors as the most influential historian between the time of Ephorus (4th century BC) and Polybius (2nd century BC). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Timaeus is the 85th most popular historian (up from 90th in 2019), the 1,220th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,314th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Italian Historian.

Timaeus is most famous for his discourse on the nature of the cosmos, which he divides into two parts. The first part is about the creation of the cosmos and the second part is about the nature of the cosmos.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Timaeus ranks 85 out of 561. Before him are Kenneth Clark, Nicolaus of Damascus, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., George Ostrogorsky, Carlo Ginzburg, and Julius Wellhausen. After him are Donna Haraway, Erich Auerbach, Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, Georges Duby, Al-Maqrizi, and Hermann Alexander Diels.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 350 BC, Timaeus ranks 7. Before him are Euclid, Cassander, Demetrius of Phalerum, Hipparchia of Maroneia, Megasthenes, and Perdiccas III of Macedon. After him are Parysatis II, Dicaearchus, Alexander II of Macedon, Bagoas, Agis III, and Archidamus III. Among people deceased in 260 BC, Timaeus ranks 6. Before him are Theocritus, Hanno the Great, Sostratus of Cnidus, Menippus, and Zenodotus. After him are Gaius Claudius Nero, Euthydemus I, Hannibal Gisco, Laodice I, Timocharis, and Quintus Caecilius Metellus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Timaeus ranks 1,220 out of 5,161. Before him are Palma Vecchio (1480), Vito Genovese (1897), Concino Concini (1575), Titus Quinctius Flamininus (-229), Giambattista Pittoni (1687), and Anthony Maria Zaccaria (1502). After him are Nicola Amati (1596), Giuseppe Moscati (1880), Dino Risi (1916), Bartolomeo Ammannati (1511), Gaetano Scirea (1953), and Liutprand of Cremona (922).

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Among HISTORIANS In Italy

Among historians born in Italy, Timaeus ranks 10. Before him are Leonardo Bruni (1370), Marcus Velleius Paterculus (-19), Poggio Bracciolini (1380), Francesco Guicciardini (1483), Euhemerus (-330), and Carlo Ginzburg (1939). After him are Flavio Biondo (1388), Tyrannius Rufinus (345), Andrea Alciato (1492), Peter Martyr d'Anghiera (1457), Martino Martini (1614), and Antiochus of Syracuse (-450).

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