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Duris of Samos

340 BC - Today

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Duris of Samos (or Douris) (Ancient Greek: Δοῦρις ὁ Σάμιος; c. 350 BC – after 281 BC) was a Greek historian and was at some period tyrant of Samos. Duris was the author of a narrative history of events in Greece and especially Macedonia from 371 BC to 281 BC, which has been lost. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Duris of Samos has received more than 59,084 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Duris of Samos is the 2,642nd most popular writer (down from 2,617th in 2019), the 2,488th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,379th in 2019) and the 164th most popular Italian Writer.

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  • 59k

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  • 60.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Duris of Samos ranks 2,642 out of 7,302. Before him are Tayeb Salih, Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Rahman Baba, Asadi Tusi, Richard Bandler, and Mary Astell. After him are Jean Ray, Elio Vittorini, Jules Supervielle, Mustafa Kamil Pasha, Jules Guesde, and Olga Rozanova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 340 BC, Duris of Samos ranks 8. Before him are Berenice I of Egypt, Appius Claudius Caecus, Theodorus the Atheist, Philetaerus, King Wuling of Zhao, and Menedemus. After him are Philochorus, and Polyaenus of Lampsacus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Duris of Samos ranks 2,488 out of 5,161. Before him are Oreste Baratieri (1841), Andrea Guarneri (1626), Castruccio Castracani (1281), Alessandro Nannini (1959), Spurius Cassius Viscellinus (-540), and Stefano Delle Chiaie (1936). After him are Pietro Vierchowod (1959), Patty Pravo (1948), Elio Vittorini (1908), Pietro Nenni (1891), Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster (1880), and Mastino II della Scala (1308).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Duris of Samos ranks 164. Before him are Giovanni Pascoli (1855), Ugo Betti (1892), Carlo Emilio Gadda (1893), Giovanni de' Bardi (1534), Ottavio Rinuccini (1562), and Ada Negri (1870). After him are Elio Vittorini (1908), Alda Merini (1931), Giuseppe Giacosa (1847), Michele Ruggieri (1543), Sibilla Aleramo (1876), and Guido Guinizelli (1230).

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