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Cleitarchus

400 BC - 300 BC

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Cleitarchus or Clitarchus (Greek: Κλείταρχος, romanized: Kleitarchos) was one of the historians of Alexander the Great. Son of the historian Dinon of Colophon, he spent a considerable time at the court of Ptolemy Lagus. He was active in the mid to late 4th century BCE. Quintilian (Institutio Oratoria. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cleitarchus has received more than 54,678 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Cleitarchus is the 2,577th most popular writer (down from 2,172nd in 2019), the 653rd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 690th in 2019) and the 79th most popular Turkish Writer.

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 1.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Cleitarchus ranks 2,577 out of 7,302. Before him are Wilhelm Worringer, Anne Holt, Théophile de Viau, John Millington Synge, Dionysius Periegetes, and Friedrich Spee. After him are Ignacy Krasicki, Parvin E'tesami, Johann Froben, Elmore Leonard, Edgar Lee Masters, and Arthur Young.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Cleitarchus ranks 64. Before him are Deidamia I of Epirus, Lais of Hyccara, Nicanor, Hecataeus of Abdera, Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus, and Khabash. After him are Neoptolemus, Cleomenes of Naucratis, Alexander of Pherae, Quintus Hortensius, Mahapadma Nanda, and Leosthenes. Among people deceased in 300 BC, Cleitarchus ranks 27. Before him are Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, Asclepiades of Samos, Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus Messalla, Hecataeus of Abdera, Olympias II of Epirus, and Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus. After him are Lysandra, Hermippus of Smyrna, Archidamus IV, Xanthippus of Carthage, Cephisodotus the Younger, and Anyte of Tegea.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Cleitarchus ranks 653 out of 1,347. Before him are Theodore Prodromos (1115), Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil (1865), Mkhitar Sebastatsi (1676), Aristeas (-600), Aulus Licinius Archias (-121), and Tuba Büyüküstün (1982). After him are Attalus III (-170), Peter of Sebaste (345), Idris Bitlisi (1452), Manuel Erotikos Komnenos (901), Stephen I of Constantinople (867), and Bardas Phokas the Younger (940).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Cleitarchus ranks 79. Before him are John of Ephesus (507), Timotheus of Miletus (-450), Theodore Prodromos (1115), Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil (1865), Mkhitar Sebastatsi (1676), and Aristeas (-600). After him are Idris Bitlisi (1452), Sait Faik Abasıyanık (1906), Theodore Balsamon (1140), Fatma Aliye Topuz (1862), Phlegon of Tralles (200), and Muazzez İlmiye Çığ (1914).

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