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Publilius Syrus

100 BC - 100 BC

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Publilius Syrus (fl. 85–43 BC), was a Latin writer, best known for his sententiae. He was a Syrian from Antioch who was brought as a slave to Roman Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Publilius Syrus has received more than 280,802 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Publilius Syrus is the 894th most popular writer (down from 804th in 2019), the 354th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 309th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Turkish Writer.

Publilius Syrus is most famous for his quote "The fool thinks himself to be wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."

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  • 280k

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  • 61.80

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  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Publilius Syrus ranks 894 out of 5,755Before him are Jacques Clément, Georg Brandes, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, Rustichello da Pisa, and Bertran de Born. After him are John Updike, B. Traven, Jean de La Bruyère, Stefan George, Charles Maurras, and John Grisham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100 BC, Publilius Syrus ranks 23Before him are Zebedee, Ptolemy XI Alexander II, Titus Labienus, Thusnelda, Valerius Maximus, and Antipater the Idumaean. After him are Artavasdes II of Armenia, Mary of Clopas, Judas of Galilee, Antigonus II Mattathias, Phraates V, and Marcus Antistius Labeo. Among people deceased in 100 BC, Publilius Syrus ranks 6Before him are Lentulus Batiatus, Gaius Claudius Glaber, Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus, Wang Zhaojun, and Sosigenes of Alexandria. After him are Timaeus of Locri, Antipater of Sidon, Tigranes III, Bocchus I, Apollonius Molon, and Lucius Appuleius Saturninus.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Publilius Syrus ranks 354 out of 1,301Before him are Maria of Alania (1053), Gülbahar Hatun (1429), Euphemia (289), Thomas the Slav (800), Expeditus (300), and Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha (null). After him are Aziz Nesin (1915), Yaqut al-Hamawi (1179), Gennadius Scholarius (1400), Gevherhan Sultan (1544), Cleitus the Black (-370), and İbrahim Tatlıses (1952).

Among WRITERS In Turkey

Among writers born in Turkey, Publilius Syrus ranks 21Before him are André Chénier (1762), Artemidorus (200), Ibn Hawqal (943), Gregory of Narek (951), Theodoret (393), and Dio Chrysostom (40). After him are Aziz Nesin (1915), Ahmad Khani (1650), Bar Hebraeus (1226), John Malalas (491), Mimnermus (-670), and Alcman (-611).