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Antipater of Sidon

200 BC - 100 BC

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Antipater of Sidon (Greek: Ἀντίπατρος ὁ Σιδώνιος, Antipatros ho Sidonios) was an ancient Greek poet of the 2nd and 1st centuries BC. Cicero mentions him living in Rome during the time of Quintus Lutatius Catulus, and calls him a brilliant epigrammist, sometimes too fond of imitation. His poems, about 75 of which are preserved in the Greek Anthology, are mostly epitaphs and ecphrastic poems. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antipater of Sidon has received more than 239,146 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Antipater of Sidon is the 1,281st most popular writer (down from 1,222nd in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 26th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Lebanese Writer.

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  • 240k

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  • 59.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Antipater of Sidon ranks 1,281 out of 7,302. Before him are Chūya Nakahara, Siegfried Kracauer, Matthias Flacius, Akka Mahadevi, Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière, and Peter Christen Asbjørnsen. After him are Paul Scarron, James Brendan Connolly, Josef Čapek, Herrad of Landsberg, Stanisław Jerzy Lec, and Judah Leon Abravanel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200 BC, Antipater of Sidon ranks 12. Before him are John Hyrcanus, Nicomedes IV of Bithynia, Gaius Claudius Glaber, Micipsa, Phraates II, and Antiochus X Eusebes. After him are Mithridates V of Pontus, Aristobulus I, Eumenes III, Seleucus V Philometor, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, and Simon Thassi. Among people deceased in 100 BC, Antipater of Sidon ranks 7. Before him are Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus, Sosigenes of Alexandria, Wang Zhaojun, Lentulus Batiatus, Gaius Claudius Glaber, and Publilius Syrus. After him are Bocchus I, Tigranes III, Lucius Appuleius Saturninus, Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus, Apollonius Molon, and Artemidorus Ephesius.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Antipater of Sidon ranks 29 out of 145. Before him are Rashid Rida (1865), Fouad Siniora (1943), Hiram I (-1000), Antonella Lualdi (1931), Alfonso Jordan (1103), and Michel Suleiman (1948). After him are Tammam Salam (1945), Kamal Jumblatt (1917), Abbas al-Musawi (1952), Delphine Seyrig (1932), Frumentius (400), and Sabah (1927).

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Among WRITERS In Lebanon

Among writers born in Lebanon, Antipater of Sidon ranks 3. Before him are Khalil Gibran (1883), and Amin Maalouf (1949). After him are Mikha'il Na'ima (1889), Philo of Byblos (64), Etel Adnan (1925), Butrus al-Bustani (1819), Charles Malik (1906), Said Akl (1911), Elias Khoury (1948), Sanchuniathon (-150), and Wajdi Mouawad (1968).

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