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Antiphilus

400 BC - 360 BC

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Antiphilus (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίφιλος) was an ancient Greek painter from Naucratis, Egypt, in the age of Alexander the Great. He worked for Philip II of Macedon and Ptolemy I of Egypt. Thus, he was a contemporary of Apelles, whose rival he is said to have been, but he seems to have worked in quite another style. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antiphilus has received more than 19,714 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Antiphilus is the 1,089th most popular painter, the 378th most popular biography from Egypt and the most popular Egyptian Painter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 20k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Antiphilus ranks 1,089 out of 2,023. Before him are Ambrosius Benson, Xu Wei, Adolf Ziegler, François-Hubert Drouais, Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, and Carlo Cignani. After him are Daniel Chodowiecki, Alexandre Calame, Xu Beihong, Zhang Daqian, Hans Rottenhammer, and Giovanni Battista Crespi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Antiphilus ranks 75. Before him are Mahapadma Nanda, Leosthenes, Bryaxis, Alexander of Lyncestis, Gaius Licinius Stolo, and Timotheus. After him are Archidamus IV, Antipater Etesias, Philitas of Cos, Aeneas Tacticus, Anniceris, and Monimus. Among people deceased in 360 BC, Antiphilus ranks 16. Before him are Silanion, Polykleitos the Younger, Lais of Hyccara, Timotheus of Miletus, Quintus Hortensius, and Bryaxis. After him are Philitas of Cos, Anniceris, Taxiles, Laomedon of Mytilene, Leontion, and Marsyas of Pella.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Antiphilus ranks 378 out of 642. Before him are Olympiodorus of Thebes (301), Moses the Black (332), Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu (1943), Sherif Ismail (1955), Macarius of Alexandria (297), and Merneferre Ay (-1650). After him are Peter III of Alexandria (500), Pope Heraclas of Alexandria (180), Zubaida Tharwat (1940), Autobiography of Harkhuf (-2300), Mohamed Hassanein Heikal (1923), and Nebetah (-1350).

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Among PAINTERS In Egypt

Among painters born in Egypt, Antiphilus ranks 1. After him are Amasis Painter (-550), Inji Aflatoun (1924), Ghada Amer (1963), and Fathi Hassan (1957).

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