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John Kaminiates

900 - 1000

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John Kaminiates (Greek: Ιωάννης Καμινιάτης, fl. tenth century) was a Greek resident of Thessalonica when the city, then one of the largest in the Byzantine Empire, was besieged and sacked by a Saracen force led by Leo of Tripoli in 904. His account of the city's plunder, On the capture of Thessalonica, (Εις την άλωσιν της Θεσσαλονίκης, Eis tēn alōsin tēs Thessalonikēs) survives in four manuscripts; though of these, none were written before the fourteenth century, causing some concern over the text's authenticity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Kaminiates is the 5,177th most popular writer, the 766th most popular biography from Greece and the 87th most popular Greek Writer.

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Among writers, John Kaminiates ranks 5,177 out of 7,302. Before him are Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Mats Wahl, Elinor Glyn, Anna Brigadere, Furqat, and Philippe Néricault Destouches. After him are Adelaide Anne Procter, Alexander Odoevsky, Tony Duvert, Ruth Klüger, Enric Valor i Vives, and Joseph Victor von Scheffel.

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Among people born in 900, John Kaminiates ranks 71. Before him are Mara Takla Haymanot, Olaf Guthfrithson, Beorhtwulf of Mercia, Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Þorbjörn Hornklofi, and Cynewulf. After him are Æthelred II of Northumbria, Ōshikōchi no Mitsune, Æthelwold of Winchester, and Anarawd ap Rhodri. Among people deceased in 1000, John Kaminiates ranks 19. Before him are Joseph Genesius, García Sánchez II of Pamplona, Matsyendranatha, Leo of Tripoli, Mara Takla Haymanot, and Þorbjörn Hornklofi. After him are Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar, and Ōshikōchi no Mitsune.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, John Kaminiates ranks 766 out of 1,024. Before him are Kiki Dimoula (1931), Benizelos Roufos (1795), Epameinondas Deligeorgis (1829), Georgios Koletis (1801), Panagiotis Giannakis (1959), and Jimmy Makulis (1935). After him are John Iliopoulos (1940), Athanasios Miaoulis (1815), Sam Panopoulos (1934), Skeet Ulrich (1970), Ioannis Malokinis (1880), and Spyridon Marinatos (1901).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, John Kaminiates ranks 87. Before him are Lucius Shepard (1943), Myrtis of Anthedon (-500), Alki Zei (1925), Ioannis Chrysafis (1873), Andreas Kalvos (1792), and Kiki Dimoula (1931). After him are Kalliroi Parren (1861), Stratis Myrivilis (1890), Philaenis (-250), Diomidis Kyriakos (1811), Jerry Falwell (1933), and Maria Polydouri (1902).

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