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Megasthenes

350 BC - 290 BC

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Megasthenes ( mi-GAS-thi-neez; Ancient Greek: Μεγασθένης, died c. 290 BCE) was an ancient Greek historian, diplomat, ethnographer and explorer in the Hellenistic period. He described India in his book Indica, which is now lost, but has been partially reconstructed from literary fragments found in later authors that quoted his work. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Megasthenes has received more than 1,000,618 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Megasthenes is the 24th most popular diplomat (up from 25th in 2019), the 318th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 407th in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Diplomat.

Megasthenes was a Greek historian and geographer who visited India in the 3rd century BC. He is most famous for his account of the Indian caste system.

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Among DIPLOMATS

Among diplomats, Megasthenes ranks 24 out of 52. Before him are Hasekura Tsunenaga, Chiune Sugihara, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Chaim Herzog, George F. Kennan, and Viktor Chernomyrdin. After him are Thomas Klestil, George Blake, Irina Bokova, Giovanni Villani, Édith Cresson, and Alfonso García Robles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 350 BC, Megasthenes ranks 5. Before him are Euclid, Cassander, Demetrius of Phalerum, and Hipparchia of Maroneia. After him are Perdiccas III of Macedon, Alexander II of Macedon, Bagoas, Timaeus, Parysatis II, Dicaearchus, and Agis III. Among people deceased in 290 BC, Megasthenes ranks 1. After him are Dicaearchus, Autolycus of Pitane, and Onesicritus.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Megasthenes ranks 318 out of 1,301. Before him are Attalus III (-170), Libanius (314), Zosimus (460), Fritigern (400), Sostratus of Cnidus (-290), and Theophilus of Antioch (140). After him are Basiliscus (500), Fatma Sultan (1605), André Chénier (1762), Telipinu (-1600), Artemidorus (200), and Ibn Hawqal (943).

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Among DIPLOMATS In Turkey

Among diplomats born in Turkey, Megasthenes ranks 1. After him are Zannanza (-1350) and Selahattin Ülkümen (1914).

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