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Ephorus

400 BC - 330 BC

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Ephorus of Cyme (; Ancient Greek: Ἔφορος ὁ Κυμαῖος, Ephoros ho Kymaios; c. 400 BC – 330 BC) was an ancient Greek historian known for his universal history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ephorus has received more than 132,758 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Ephorus is the 77th most popular historian (up from 80th in 2019), the 310th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 404th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Turkish Historian.

Ephorus was a Greek historian, who is most famous for his work on the Battle of Marathon.

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  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Ephorus ranks 77 out of 561. Before him are Al-Dhahabi, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Joannes Zonaras, Movses Khorenatsi, Justin, and Eutropius. After him are Lev Gumilyov, Nicolaus of Damascus, Carlo Ginzburg, Donna Haraway, Flavio Biondo, and Al-Maqrizi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Ephorus ranks 15. Before him are Teos of Egypt, Berossus, Leochares, Theopompus, Spitamenes, and Drypetis. After him are Mithridates I of Pontus, Stateira I, Agnodice, Harpalus, Lais of Corinth, and Arete of Cyrene. Among people deceased in 330 BC, Ephorus ranks 4. Before him are Darius III, Praxiteles, and Philotas. After him are Peucestas, Archestratus, Alexander of Lyncestis, Ariobarzanes of Persis, Kidinnu, and Nicanor.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ephorus ranks 310 out of 1,347. Before him are Nectarios of Aegina (1846), Şehzade Mehmed (1605), Nicephorus Gregoras (1295), Gennadius Scholarius (1400), Alexander Balas (-150), and Kaya Sultan (1633). After him are Agnes of Antioch (1153), Eutyches (380), Paul of Samosata (200), Anna Porphyrogenita (963), Maria Laskarina (1206), and Bar Hebraeus (1226).

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Among HISTORIANS In Türkiye

Among historians born in Türkiye, Ephorus ranks 8. Before him are Hecataeus of Miletus (-550), Cassius Dio (155), Arrian (89), Ali ibn al-Athir (1160), Socrates of Constantinople (380), and Libanius (314). After him are Eunapius (349), Agatharchides (-208), Michael Attaleiates (1021), Doukas (1400), Philostorgius (368), and Matthew of Edessa (1100).

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