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Xanthus

500 BC - 500 BC

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Xanthus of Lydia (Greek: Ξάνθος ὁ Λυδός, Xanthos ho Lydos) was a Greek historian, logographer and citizen of Lydia who, during the mid-fifth century BC, wrote texts on the history of Lydia known as Lydiaca (Λυδιακά), a work which was highly commended by Dionysius of Halicarnassus. Xanthus also wrote occasionally about geology. It is believed that Xanthus was the earliest historian to have written a significant amount on the topic of Lydian history. He is also believed to have written a work entitled Magica (Mαγικά), as well as one entitled Life of Empedocles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Xanthus is the 2,991st most popular writer (up from 3,582nd in 2019), the 877th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 970th in 2019) and the 88th most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among writers, Xanthus ranks 2,991 out of 7,302. Before him are Crates, Stefanie Zweig, John Cleland, Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, Bruce Sterling, and Friedrich von Lütke. After him are Heinrich Vogeler, Francis Beaumont, Yūko Tsushima, R. A. Salvatore, Georg Herwegh, and Grigol Abashidze.

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Among people born in 500 BC, Xanthus ranks 68. Before him are Apollodorus, Metrodorus of Chios, Hyperbolus, Timon of Athens, Peisander, and Thrasybulus of Syracuse. After him are Jason of Pherae, Chabrias, Argaeus II of Macedon, Ajita Kesakambali, Aeropus II of Macedon, and Pausanias of Macedon. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Xanthus ranks 42. Before him are Lie Yukou, Titus Aebutius Elva, Praxilla, Hydarnes, Artazostre, and Acusilaus. After him are Aristodemus of Cumae, Douris, Megabates, Publius Postumius Tubertus, Euthymides, and Arcesilaus IV of Cyrene.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Xanthus ranks 877 out of 1,347. Before him are Ino Anastasia (600), Saint Telemachus (301), Fatma Aliye Topuz (1862), Aulus Licinius Archias (-121), Nausiphanes (-400), and Cansu Dere (1980). After him are Ptolemy Epigonos (-300), Zabel Yesayan (1878), Diphilus (-350), Deniz Baykal (1938), Isaac Komnenos (1093), and Damat Ferid Pasha (1853).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Xanthus ranks 88. Before him are Sait Faik Abasıyanık (1906), Kekaumenos (1020), Theodore Prodromos (1115), Aristeas (-600), Parthenius of Nicaea (-1), and Fatma Aliye Topuz (1862). After him are Zabel Yesayan (1878), Diphilus (-350), Theodore Balsamon (1140), Muazzez İlmiye Çığ (1914), Bâkî (1526), and Phlegon of Tralles (200).

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