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Philochorus

340 BC - 260 BC

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Philochorus of Athens (; Ancient Greek: Φιλόχορος ὁ Ἀθηναῖος; c. 340 BC – c. 261 BC), was a Greek historian and Atthidographer of the third century BC, and a member of a priestly family. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philochorus has received more than 34,269 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Philochorus is the 209th most popular historian (down from 147th in 2019), the 516th most popular biography from Greece (down from 429th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Greek Historian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 34k

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  • 52.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Philochorus ranks 209 out of 339. Before her are Krste Misirkov, Sigfried Giedion, Évariste Lévi-Provençal, Vasily Klyuchevsky, Fritz Fischer, and Ahmad Kasravi. After her are Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi, William of Malmesbury, Claude Cahen, Christian Gottlob Heyne, Joseph Klausner, and Michael Glykas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 340 BC, Philochorus ranks 9. Before her are Philetaerus, Berenice I of Egypt, Theodorus the Atheist, King Wuling of Zhao, Duris of Samos, and Menedemus. After her is Polyaenus of Lampsacus. Among people deceased in 260 BC, Philochorus ranks 15. Before her are Quintus Fulvius Flaccus, Laodice I, Timocharis, Quintus Caecilius Metellus, Marcus Livius Salinator, and Hannibal Gisco. After her are Gaius Sulpicius Gallus, Publius Cornelius Cethegus, Orontes III, Appius Claudius Pulcher, Leonidas of Tarentum, and Lucius Aemilius Papus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Philochorus ranks 516 out of 936. Before her are Kostas Karamanlis (1956), Krste Misirkov (1874), Dinostratus (-390), Agesipolis I (-410), Eumelus of Corinth (-800), and Jason of Pherae (-500). After her are Archidamus V (-250), Aristidis Konstantinidis (1900), Teleclus (null), Faustus Cornelius Sulla (-88), Michael Glykas (1125), and Georgios Rallis (1918).

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Among HISTORIANS In Greece

Among historians born in Greece, Philochorus ranks 9. Before her are Polybius (-208), Callisthenes (-360), Theopompus (-400), Quintus Curtius Rufus (41), Afet İnan (1908), and Krste Misirkov (1874). After her are Michael Glykas (1125), Leo Allatius (1586), Marsyas of Pella (-400), and Robert Kagan (1958).

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