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Ctesias

440 BC - 400 BC

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Ctesias ( TEE-zhəs; Ancient Greek: Κτησίᾱς, romanized: Ktēsíās; fl. 5th century BC), also known as Ctesias of Cnidus, was a Greek physician and historian from the town of Cnidus in Caria, then part of the Achaemenid Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ctesias has received more than 299,720 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Ctesias is the 101st most popular physician (down from 96th in 2019), the 251st most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 264th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Turkish Physician.

Ctetias was a Greek physician who wrote about the history of India. He is most famous for his descriptions of India and the Indian people.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Ctesias ranks 101 out of 726. Before him are Jean Nicot, Aribert Heim, Alexandre Yersin, Haldan Keffer Hartline, Róbert Bárány, and André Frédéric Cournand. After him are Werner Forssmann, William T. G. Morton, Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Jens Christian Skou, Frederick Chapman Robbins, and James Parkinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 440 BC, Ctesias ranks 1. After him are Thrasybulus, Andocides, and Wu Qi. Among people deceased in 400 BC, Ctesias ranks 3. Before him are Aspasia, and Xanthippe. After him are Thaïs, Zeuxis, Teos of Egypt, Leochares, Eubulides, Phaedo of Elis, Parysatis, Alcamenes, and Oxyartes.

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    Ctesias

    PHYSICIAN

    440 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 64.45

    Rank: 1

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    Thrasybulus

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    440 BC - 389 BC

    HPI: 63.51

    Rank: 2

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    Andocides

    POLITICIAN

    440 BC - 391 BC

    HPI: 60.84

    Rank: 3

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    Wu Qi

    POLITICIAN

    440 BC - 381 BC

    HPI: 59.22

    Rank: 4

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Others Deceased in 400 BC

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    Aspasia

    COMPANION

    470 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 74.78

    Rank: 1

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    Xanthippe

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 72.63

    Rank: 2

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    Ctesias

    PHYSICIAN

    440 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 64.45

    Rank: 3

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    Thaïs

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 64.39

    Rank: 4

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    Zeuxis

    PAINTER

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 63.87

    Rank: 5

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    Teos of Egypt

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 63.83

    Rank: 6

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    Leochares

    SCULPTOR

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 63.46

    Rank: 7

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    Eubulides

    PHILOSOPHER

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 61.60

    Rank: 8

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    Phaedo of Elis

    PHILOSOPHER

    401 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 61.52

    Rank: 9

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    Parysatis

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 60.99

    Rank: 10

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    Alcamenes

    SCULPTOR

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 60.98

    Rank: 11

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    Oxyartes

    POLITICIAN

    380 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 59.53

    Rank: 12

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ctesias ranks 251 out of 1,347. Before him are Cevdet Sunay (1899), André Chénier (1762), Novatian (220), John IV Laskaris (1250), Michael IX Palaiologos (1277), and Basiliscus (500). After him are Constantine Laskaris (1170), Michael V Kalaphates (1015), Andronikos V Palaiologos (1400), Antiochus VII Sidetes (-159), Tansu Çiller (1946), and Philo of Byzantium (-280).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Türkiye

Among physicians born in Türkiye, Ctesias ranks 7. Before him are Galen (129), Basil of Caesarea (329), Nestorius (381), Pedanius Dioscorides (40), Polycarp (69), and Herophilos (-335). After him are Aretaeus of Cappadocia (100), Asclepiades of Bithynia (-120), Soranus of Ephesus (98), Caesarius of Nazianzus (330), Aëtius of Amida (502), and Rufus of Ephesus (100).

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