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Moschus

200 BC - 200 BC

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Moschus (Greek: Μόσχος) was an ancient Greek bucolic poet and student of the Alexandrian grammarian Aristarchus of Samothrace. He was born at Syracuse, Magna Graecia, and flourished about 150 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Moschus has received more than 68,199 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Moschus is the 1,968th most popular writer (down from 1,841st in 2019), the 1,954th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,802nd in 2019) and the 132nd most popular Italian Writer.

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  • 68k

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  • 55.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Moschus ranks 1,968 out of 5,755Before him are Eiji Tsuburaya, Ed McBain, Jean Bodel, Chuck Palahniuk, Katia Mann, and Karen Armstrong. After him are Musa Cälil, Daqiqi, Noor Inayat Khan, Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Philippe Sollers, and Israel Joshua Singer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200 BC, Moschus ranks 28Before him are Apollonius Molon, Phraates II, Seleucus V Philometor, Kanada, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus, and Quintus Servilius Caepio. After him are Apollonius of Tralles, Aretas III, Adherbal, Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia, Hasdrubal the Boetharch, and Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella. Among people deceased in 200 BC, Moschus ranks 10Before him are Lucius Mummius Achaicus, Wiman of Gojoseon, Gaius Terentius Varro, Mithridates III of Pontus, Mithridates IV of Pontus, and Sextus Aelius Paetus Catus. After him are Gaius Laelius, Laodice III, Eucratides I, Manius Acilius Glabrio, Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi, and Hermogenes of Priene.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Moschus ranks 1,954 out of 4,668Before him are Antonio Salandra (1853), Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan (1009), Antipope Christopher (900), Piero del Pollaiolo (1443), Giuseppe Sarti (1729), and Alvise Vivarini (1445). After him are Antonio Rosmini (1797), Raniero Cantalamessa (1934), Andrew Corsini (1301), Victor Amadeus II, Prince of Carignano (1743), Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino (1514), and Gaspar del Bufalo (1786).

Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Moschus ranks 132Before him are Catherine of Bologna (1413), Eugenio Barba (1936), Oswald von Wolkenstein (1377), Caecilius Statius (-230), Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark (1939), and Niccolò de' Niccoli (1365). After him are Bartolomeo Platina (1421), Paulinus II of Aquileia (740), Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus (100), Felice Romani (1788), Frédéric Ozanam (1813), and Jacopone da Todi (1236).