100 BC - 100 BC
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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Among writers, Publilius Syrus ranks 894 out of 5,755. Before 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.
1567 - 1589
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 888
1842 - 1927
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 889
1757 - 1806
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 890
1868 - 1937
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 891
1290 - 1400
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 892
1140 - 1215
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 893
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 894
1932 - 2009
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 895
1882 - 1969
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 896
1645 - 1696
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 897
1868 - 1933
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 898
1868 - 1952
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 899
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 900
Among people born in 100 BC, Publilius Syrus ranks 23. Before 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 6. Before 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.
100 BC - 100
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 17
100 BC - 80 BC
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 18
100 BC - 45 BC
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 19
100 BC - 17
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 20
100 BC - 100
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 21
100 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 22
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 23
100 BC - 31 BC
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 24
100 BC - 1
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 25
100 BC - 100
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 26
100 BC - 37 BC
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 27
100 BC - 4
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 28
100 BC - 10
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 29
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 1
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 2
90 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 3
50 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 4
80 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 5
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 6
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 7
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 8
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 9
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 10
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 11
130 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 12
Among people born in Turkey, Publilius Syrus ranks 354 out of 1,301. Before 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).
1053 - 1118
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 348
1429 - 1492
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 349
289 - 304
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 350
800 - 823
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 351
300 - 303
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 352
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 353
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 354
1915 - 1995
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 355
1179 - 1229
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 356
1400 - 1473
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 357
1544 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 358
370 BC - 328 BC
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 359
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 360
Among writers born in Turkey, Publilius Syrus ranks 21. Before 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).
1762 - 1794
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 15
200 - 200
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 16
943 - 988
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 17
951 - 1003
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 18
393 - 458
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 19
40 - 120
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 20
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 21
1915 - 1995
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 22
1650 - 1707
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 23
1226 - 1286
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 24
491 - 578
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 25
670 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 26
611 BC - 601 BC
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 27