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Dares Phrygius

450 - 100

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Dares Phrygius (Ancient Greek: Δάρης), according to Homer, was a Trojan priest of Hephaestus. He was later thought to have been the author of an account of the destruction of Troy. A work in Latin, purporting to be a translation of this, and entitled Daretis Phrygii de excidio Troiae historia, was much read in the Middle Ages, and was then ascribed to Cornelius Nepos, who is made to dedicate it to Sallust; but the language better fits a period much later than the time of Nepos (probably the 5th century AD). It is unknown whether the existing work is an abridgment of a larger Latin work or an adaptation of a Greek original. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Dares Phrygius is the 3,766th most popular writer (down from 2,291st in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from Turkey (up from 711th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among writers, Dares Phrygius ranks 3,766 out of 7,302Before him are Rupert Brooke, Samad Behrangi, Yuli Daniel, Chögyam Trungpa, Friedrich Theodor Vischer, and Alaiza Pashkevich. After him are Brandon Sanderson, Angelo de Gubernatis, Adile Sultan, Brendan Behan, Nick Hornby, and Mary Renault.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 450, Dares Phrygius ranks 34Before him are Munjamyeong of Goguryeo, Asin of Baekje, Hermanafrid, Malchus, Theodorus Lector, and Isidore of Alexandria. After him are Gennadius of Massilia, Ida of Bernicia, Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria, Drest I, and Pope John I of Alexandria. Among people deceased in 100, Dares Phrygius ranks 75Before him are Gessius Florus, Isidore of Charax, Claudia Marcella Minor, Plautia Urgulanilla, Aelia Paetina, and Androcles. After him are Remmius Palaemon, Joseph Barsabbas, Calgacus, Aufidius Bassus, Lucius of Cyrene, and Ventidius Cumanus.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Dares Phrygius ranks 163 out of 169Before him are Ruben I, Prince of Armenia (1025), Kekaumenos (1020), Rusa III (-650), Echion (-350), Kuber (null), and Zipoetes I of Bithynia (-354). After him are Diphilus (-350), Lucius Marcius Philippus (-150), Theodotus of Byzantium (200), Ariarathes IX of Cappadocia (-150), and Theodotus I of Constantinople (null).

Among WRITERS In Turkey

Among writers born in Turkey, Dares Phrygius ranks 7Before him are Zosimus (460), Gregory of Narek (951), Marcellinus Comes (450), Paul the Silentiary (520), Polemon I of Pontus (-65), and Kekaumenos (1020). After him are Diphilus (-350).