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Tyrtaeus

700 BC - 700 BC

Tyrtaeus

Tyrtaeus (; Ancient Greek: Τυρταῖος Tyrtaios; fl. mid-7th century BC) was a Greek elegiac poet from Sparta whose works were speculated to fill five books. His works survive from quotations and papyri, and include 250 lines or parts of lines. He wrote at a time of two crises affecting the city: a civic unrest threatening the authority of kings and elders, later recalled in a poem named Eunomia ("Law and Order"), where he reminded citizens to respect the divine and constitutional roles of kings, council, and demos; and the Second Messenian War, during which he served as a sort of "state poet", exhorting Spartans to fight to the death for their city. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tyrtaeus is the 691st most popular writer (down from 531st in 2019), the 174th most popular biography from Greece (down from 138th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Greek Writer.

Tyrtaeus is most famous for his poems that were written to encourage the Spartans to fight against the Athenians.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tyrtaeus ranks 691 out of 7,302. Before him are Daphne du Maurier, Walter Raleigh, Frano Selak, Gregory of Narek, Vittoria Colonna, and Maurice Blanchot. After him are Al-Maʿarri, Sidonius Apollinaris, Ismail Gaspirali, Muriel Spark, Maurice Denis, and Antonio Tabucchi.

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Daphne du Maurier
1907 - 1989
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 685
Walter Raleigh
1554 - 1618
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 686
Frano Selak
1929 - 2016
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 687
Gregory of Narek
951 - 1003
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 688
Vittoria Colonna
1490 - 1547
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 689
Maurice Blanchot
1907 - 2003
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 690
Tyrtaeus
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 691
Al-Maʿarri
973 - 1057
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 692
Sidonius Apollinaris
430 - 489
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 693
Ismail Gaspirali
1851 - 1914
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 694
Muriel Spark
1918 - 2006
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 695
Maurice Denis
1870 - 1943
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 696
Antonio Tabucchi
1943 - 2012
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 697

Contemporaries

Among people born in 700 BC, Tyrtaeus ranks 11. Before him are Ashur-uballit II, Psamtik I, Cyaxares, Amasis II, Jeconiah, and Ashur-etil-ilani. After him are Anacharsis, Phalaris, Necho I, Periander, Psamtik II, and Cypselus. Among people deceased in 700 BC, Tyrtaeus ranks 5. Before him are Hesiod, Isaiah, Nahum, and Achaemenes. After him are Jehoahaz of Judah, Gyges of Lydia, Yajnavalkya, Perdiccas I of Macedon, Cylon of Athens, Callinus, and Ariaramnes.

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Ashur-uballit II
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 5
Psamtik I
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 610 BC
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 6
Cyaxares
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 584 BC
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 7
Amasis II
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 526 BC
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 8
Jeconiah
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 9
Ashur-etil-ilani
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 10
Tyrtaeus
WRITER
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 11
Anacharsis
PHILOSOPHER
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 12
Phalaris
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 13
Necho I
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 664 BC
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 14
Periander
WRITER
700 BC - 583 BC
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 15
Psamtik II
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 589 BC
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 16
Cypselus
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 17

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Hesiod
WRITER
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 86.72
Rank: 1
Isaiah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 83.38
Rank: 2
Nahum
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 3
Achaemenes
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 4
Tyrtaeus
WRITER
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 5
Jehoahaz of Judah
POLITICIAN
630 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 6
Gyges of Lydia
POLITICIAN
790 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 7
Yajnavalkya
PHILOSOPHER
50 - 700 BC
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 8
Perdiccas I of Macedon
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 9
Cylon of Athens
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 10
Callinus
WRITER
680 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 11
Ariaramnes
POLITICIAN
650 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 12

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Tyrtaeus ranks 174 out of 1,024. Before him are Epimenides (-690), Speusippus (-407), Caranus of Macedon (-900), Aeschines (-389), Craterus (-370), and Longus (110). After him are Hippocrates of Chios (-470), Porphyry of Gaza (347), Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1870), Chilon of Sparta (-600), Antigonus II Gonatas (-319), and Odysseas Elytis (1911).

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Epimenides
PHILOSOPHER
690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 168
Speusippus
PHILOSOPHER
407 BC - 339 BC
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 169
Caranus of Macedon
POLITICIAN
900 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 170
Aeschines
POLITICIAN
389 BC - 314 BC
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 171
Craterus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
370 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 172
Longus
WRITER
110 - 200
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 173
Tyrtaeus
WRITER
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 174
Hippocrates of Chios
MATHEMATICIAN
470 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 175
Porphyry of Gaza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
347 - 420
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 176
Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1891
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 177
Chilon of Sparta
PHILOSOPHER
600 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 178
Antigonus II Gonatas
POLITICIAN
319 BC - 239 BC
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 179
Odysseas Elytis
WRITER
1911 - 1996
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 180