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Zosimus

460 - 520

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Zosimus (Ancient Greek: Ζώσιμος [ˈzosimos]; fl. 490s–510s) was a Greek historian who lived in Constantinople during the reign of the eastern Roman Emperor Anastasius I (491–518). According to Photius, he was a comes, and held the office of "advocate" of the imperial treasury. Zosimus was also known for condemning Constantine’s rejection of the traditional polytheistic religion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zosimus is the 359th most popular writer (up from 724th in 2019), the 176th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 313th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Turkish Writer.

Zosimus is most famous for his work "Historia Nova" which he wrote in the early 5th century. In it, he recounts the history of the Roman Empire from the death of Theodosius I in 395 to the death of Honorius in 423.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Zosimus ranks 359 out of 7,302Before him are Luqman, Giorgos Seferis, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, O. Henry, John Keats, and Jane Hawking. After him are Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, Pierre Beaumarchais, Ivanka Trump, Arthur Schnitzler, Théophile Gautier, and Henry Miller.

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Among people born in 460, Zosimus ranks 3Before him are Romulus Augustulus, and Pope Symmachus. After him are Hilderic, Amalafrida, and Eugippius. Among people deceased in 520, Zosimus ranks 1After him are Vitalian, Isidore of Alexandria, Bertachar, and John of Cappadocia.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Zosimus ranks 176 out of 1,347Before him are Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (1853), Baldwin II, Latin Emperor (1217), Andronikos II Palaiologos (1259), Giorgos Seferis (1900), Justin II (520), and Clement of Ohrid (840). After him are Gemistus Pletho (1355), Alaeddin Pasha (1250), Sabbatai Zevi (1626), Evliya Çelebi (1611), Artemisia I of Caria (-500), and John II Komnenos (1087).

Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Zosimus ranks 10Before him are Constantine VII (905), Anacreon (-570), Lucian (120), Dionysius of Halicarnassus (-60), Anna Komnene (1083), and Giorgos Seferis (1900). After him are Novatian (220), Yunus Emre (1240), André Chénier (1762), Aratus (-315), Gregory of Narek (951), and Kassia (810).