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Aratus

315 BC - 240 BC

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Aratus (; Ancient Greek: Ἄρατος ὁ Σολεύς; c. 315/310 – 240 BC) was a Greek didactic poet. His major extant work is his hexameter poem Phenomena (Ancient Greek: Φαινόμενα, Phainómena, "Appearances"; Latin: Phaenomena), the first half of which is a verse setting of a lost work of the same name by Eudoxus of Cnidus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aratus has received more than 284,339 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Aratus is the 662nd most popular writer (up from 714th in 2019), the 241st most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 297th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Turkish Writer.

Aratus of Soli was a Greek poet who wrote the first systematic account of the constellations.

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  • 69.78

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  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Aratus ranks 662 out of 7,302. Before him are Ursula K. Le Guin, Camilo José Cela, Washington Irving, Frontinus, Ian McEwan, and Isabelle de Charrière. After him are Giambattista Basile, Ivan Goncharov, Irwin Shaw, Eduardo Galeano, Sugawara no Michizane, and Theodore the Studite.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 315 BC, Aratus ranks 3. Before him are Theocritus, and Arcesilaus. After him is Leonidas II. Among people deceased in 240 BC, Aratus ranks 4. Before him are Euclid, Callimachus, and Arcesilaus. After him are Zou Yan, and Posidippus.

Others Born in 315 BC

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  • Photo of Theocritus

    Theocritus

    WRITER

    315 BC - 260 BC

    HPI: 73.28

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Arcesilaus

    Arcesilaus

    PHILOSOPHER

    315 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 71.65

    Rank: 2

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    Aratus

    WRITER

    315 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 69.78

    Rank: 3

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    Leonidas II

    POLITICIAN

    315 BC - 235 BC

    HPI: 68.45

    Rank: 4

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Others Deceased in 240 BC

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    Euclid

    MATHEMATICIAN

    350 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 88.24

    Rank: 1

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    Callimachus

    WRITER

    310 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 73.90

    Rank: 2

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    Arcesilaus

    PHILOSOPHER

    315 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 71.65

    Rank: 3

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    Aratus

    WRITER

    315 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 69.78

    Rank: 4

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    Zou Yan

    PHILOSOPHER

    305 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 64.15

    Rank: 5

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    Posidippus

    WRITER

    310 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 63.65

    Rank: 6

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Aratus ranks 241 out of 1,347. Before him are Basilios Bessarion (1403), Ismihan Sultan (1544), Evagrius Ponticus (345), Alexander of Aphrodisias (200), Socrates of Constantinople (380), and Şehzade Abdullah (1776). After him are Fatma Sultan (1605), Vitiges (475), Theodore the Studite (759), Cevdet Sunay (1899), André Chénier (1762), and Novatian (220).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Aratus ranks 11. Before him are Anacreon (-570), Anna Komnene (1083), Dionysius of Halicarnassus (-60), Yunus Emre (1240), Ammianus Marcellinus (330), and Giorgos Seferis (1900). After him are Theodore the Studite (759), André Chénier (1762), Novatian (220), Dio Chrysostom (40), Ahmad Khani (1650), and Ibn Hawqal (943).

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