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Diphilus

350 BC - 400 BC

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Diphilus (Greek: Δίφιλος), of Sinope, was a poet of the new Attic comedy and a contemporary of Menander (342–291 BC). He is frequently listed together with Menander and Philemon, considered the three greatest poets of New Comedy. He was victorious at least three times at the Lenaia, placing him third before Philemon and Menander. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Diphilus has received more than 32,189 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Diphilus is the 3,164th most popular writer (up from 3,782nd in 2019), the 856th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 878th in 2019) and the 90th most popular Turkish Writer.

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  • 32k

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  • 51.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Diphilus ranks 3,164 out of 5,755Before him are Francišak Bahuševič, Leopoldo Lugones, Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Ozaki Kōyō, Georges Sadoul, and Theodor Körner. After him are Fernand Crommelynck, Lucius Cornelius Sisenna, David Foster Wallace, Moderata Fonte, Sigurd Hoel, and Yury Vlasov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 350 BC, Diphilus ranks 26Before him are Lucius Papirius Cursor, Antigenes, Antigone of Epirus, Audata, Alcetas II of Epirus, and Eudamidas II. After him are Ariarathes II of Cappadocia, Cersobleptes, Publius Valerius Laevinus, Gaius Marcius Rutilus, Asander, and Arsinoe of Macedon. Among people deceased in 400 BC, Diphilus ranks 30Before him are Echion, Pythias, Metrodorus of Chios, Gaius Licinius Stolo, Aeneas Tacticus, and Philinna. After him are Cersobleptes, Ecphantus the Pythagorean, Crateuas of Macedon, Argaeus II of Macedon, Sosipatra, and Asander.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Diphilus ranks 856 out of 1,301Before him are Julia Cornelia Paula (300), Maria of Trebizond (1405), Raymond-Roupen (1199), Philopappos (100), Meral Akşener (1956), and Mundus (450). After him are Mehmet Fuat Köprülü (1890), Jacob of Nisibis (300), Sophronius IV of Alexandria (1798), Chariton (100), Charles Barbier de Meynard (1826), and Ruben Sevak (1885).

Among WRITERS In Turkey

Among writers born in Turkey, Diphilus ranks 90Before him are Ibn Kemal (1468), Fatma Aliye Topuz (1862), Xanthus (-500), Mkhitar Sebastatsi (1676), Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil (1865), and Marie-Joseph Chénier (1764). After him are Chariton (100), Ruben Sevak (1885), Arctinus of Miletus (-800), Zülfü Livaneli (1946), Muazzez İlmiye Çığ (1914), and John Mauropous (990).