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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 40,659 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Phocylides is the 2,351st most popular writer (down from 2,155th in 2019), the 612th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 685th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Phocylides ranks 2,351 out of 7,302. Before him are Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, Rabia Balkhi, Eugippius, Terry Bisson, Anton Bernolák, and Karel Hynek Mácha. After him are Margit Sandemo, Philip Sidney, Juan de Valdés, Paul Adam, Walter Bagehot, and Dmytro Dontsov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 560 BC, Phocylides ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 600 BC, Phocylides ranks 26. Before him are Philip I of Macedon, Leon of Sparta, Eupalinos, Hipponax, Miltiades the Elder, and Rhodopis. After him are Alcetas I of Macedon, Aeropus I of Macedon, Kleitias, Isagoras, Aryenis, and Theagenes of Megara.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Phocylides ranks 612 out of 1,347. Before him are Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha (1666), Simonida (1294), Zabel Yesayan (1878), Domitius Alexander (300), Alexander of Jerusalem (200), and Lucia, Countess of Tripoli (1265). After him are Andronikos II of Trebizond (1240), Nicomedes II of Bithynia (-200), Andronikos III of Trebizond (1310), Cigerxwîn (1903), Manuel II of Trebizond (1324), and Zannanza (-1350).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Phocylides ranks 66. Before him are Constantine Manasses (1130), Michael Choniates (1140), Antimachus (-400), Theodore I (1290), Methodius of Olympus (260), and Zabel Yesayan (1878). After him are Cigerxwîn (1903), Bion of Smyrna (-300), Antiochus Kantemir (1708), Ibn Kemal (1468), Chariton (100), and Parthenius of Nicaea (-1).

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