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Phocylides

560 BC - 600 BC

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Phocylides (Greek: Φωκυλίδης ὁ Μιλήσιος), Greek gnomic poet of Miletus, contemporary of Theognis of Megara, was born about 560 BC. A few fragments of his "maxims" have survived (chiefly in the Florilegium of Stobaeus), in which he expresses his contempt for the pomps and vanities of rank and wealth, and sets forth in simple language his ideas of honour, justice and wisdom. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phocylides has received more than 38,339 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Phocylides is the 2,162nd most popular writer (down from 1,930th in 2019), the 687th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 601st in 2019) and the 67th most popular Turkish Writer.

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  • 38k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Phocylides ranks 2,162 out of 5,755. Before him are Paul Féval, père, Charles de Brosses, Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar, Lucilius Junior, Oscar Milosz, and Cigerxwîn. After him are Magnús Scheving, Theodore Sturgeon, Edwin Abbott Abbott, Sait Faik Abasıyanık, René Crevel, and José-Maria de Heredia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 560 BC, Phocylides ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 600 BC, Phocylides ranks 28. Before him are Tanaquil, Hipponax, Rhodopis, Miltiades the Elder, Eupalinos, and Alcetas I of Macedon. After him are Kleitias, Isagoras, Theagenes of Megara, Aryenis, Agasicles, and Gedaliah.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Phocylides ranks 687 out of 1,301. Before him are Nikos Zachariadis (1903), Aulus Licinius Archias (-121), Agatharchides (-208), Bâkî (1526), Sittişah Hatun (1435), and Cigerxwîn (1903). After him are Sait Faik Abasıyanık (1906), Archelaus of Cappadocia (-50), Theodosius the Cenobiarch (424), Mehmed Orhan (1909), Cleitarchus (-400), and Kâzım Karabekir (1882).

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Among WRITERS In Turkey

Among writers born in Turkey, Phocylides ranks 67. Before him are Pir Sultan Abdal (1480), Marcellinus Comes (450), Nihal Atsız (1905), Quadratus of Athens (100), Bâkî (1526), and Cigerxwîn (1903). After him are Sait Faik Abasıyanık (1906), Cleitarchus (-400), Phlegon of Tralles (200), Theodore Prodromos (1115), Zabel Yesayan (1878), and Dares Phrygius (450).

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