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Parthenius of Nicaea

1 BC - 14

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Parthenius of Nicaea (Greek: Παρθένιος ὁ Νικαεύς) or Myrlea (Greek: ὁ Μυρλεανός) in Bithynia was a Greek grammarian and poet. According to the Suda, he was the son of Heraclides and Eudora, or according to Hermippus of Berytus, his mother's name was Tetha. He was taken prisoner by Helvius Cinna in the Mithridatic Wars and carried to Rome in 66 BC. He subsequently visited Neapolis, where he taught Greek to Virgil, according to Macrobius. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Parthenius of Nicaea has received more than 65,793 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Parthenius of Nicaea is the 2,457th most popular writer (down from 2,384th in 2019), the 636th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 731st in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Turkish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 66k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Parthenii Nicaeni qvae svpersvnt
1902
Les affections de divers amans
Erotika Pathemata
Love stories, Greek -- Translations into English., Mythology, Greek -- Fiction.
1992
Pene d'amore
Greek Mythology, Translations into Italian, Greek Love stories
1991
Erōtika pathēmata
Fiction, Greek Love stories, Greek Mythology
1992
Liebesleiden in der Antike
Translations into German, Greek Love stories
2000

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Parthenius of Nicaea ranks 2,457 out of 7,302. Before him are Philostratus of Lemnos, Jean-Baptiste Dubos, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Predrag Matvejević, Léon Werth, and Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky. After him are Guan Hanqing, Gottschalk of Orbais, Winston Groom, William Beckford, Alois Musil, and María Kodama.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1 BC, Parthenius of Nicaea ranks 7. Before him are Saint Peter, Joel, Abgar V, Pothinus, Herod of Chalcis, and Onjo of Baekje. After him are Lucius Arruntius Camillus Scribonianus, Artaxias II of Iberia, and Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus. Among people deceased in 14, Parthenius of Nicaea ranks 4. Before him are Augustus, Julia the Elder, and Agrippa Postumus. After him are Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Paullus Fabius Maximus, Antonius Musa, and Marcus Plautius Silvanus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Parthenius of Nicaea ranks 636 out of 1,347. Before him are Isaac Komnenos (1113), Rauf Orbay (1881), Cansu Dere (1980), Chariton (100), Alice of Antioch (1110), and Şükrü Saracoğlu (1887). After him are Tychicus (null), Mustafa Çelebi (1380), Saint Domnius (300), John of Ephesus (507), Theodore I Palaiologos (1355), and Sibel Can (1970).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Parthenius of Nicaea ranks 72. Before him are Phocylides (-560), Cigerxwîn (1903), Bion of Smyrna (-300), Antiochus Kantemir (1708), Ibn Kemal (1468), and Chariton (100). After him are John of Ephesus (507), Timotheus of Miletus (-450), Theodore Prodromos (1115), Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil (1865), Mkhitar Sebastatsi (1676), and Aristeas (-600).

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