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Quintus Smyrnaeus

400 - 400

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Quintus Smyrnaeus (also Quintus of Smyrna; Greek: Κόϊντος Σμυρναῖος, Kointos Smyrnaios) was a Greek epic poet whose Posthomerica, following "after Homer", continues the narration of the Trojan War. The dates of Quintus Smyrnaeus' life and poetry are disputed: by tradition, he is thought to have lived in the latter part of the 4th century AD, but early dates have also been proposed.His epic in fourteen books, known as the Posthomerica, covers the period between the end of Homer's Iliad and the end of the Trojan War. Its primary importance is as the earliest surviving work to cover this period, the archaic works in the Epic Cycle, which he knew and drew upon, having been lost. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Quintus Smyrnaeus has received more than 123,228 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Quintus Smyrnaeus is the 1,456th most popular writer (up from 1,488th in 2019), the 503rd most popular biography from Turkey (down from 494th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Turkish Writer.

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  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.17

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  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Quintus Smyrnaeus ranks 1,456 out of 5,755Before him are Jules Laforgue, Salvian, Fulcher of Chartres, J. G. Ballard, Vasil Bykaŭ, and Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi. After him are Alexander Radishchev, Philip José Farmer, Ruy González de Clavijo, José Mauro de Vasconcelos, Fritz Gerlich, and Jean Chapelain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400, Quintus Smyrnaeus ranks 28Before him are Sozomen, Eutropius, Joannes, Gunther, Priscus Attalus, and Servatius of Tongeren. After him are Meletius of Antioch, Pelagia, Vincent of Lérins, Charaton, Gaius Julius Solinus, and Julius Firmicus Maternus. Among people deceased in 400, Quintus Smyrnaeus ranks 7Before him are Vasubandhu, Onuphrius, Heliodorus of Emesa, Thaïs, Flavia Maximiana Theodora, and Eutropius. After him are Gaius Julius Solinus, Julius Firmicus Maternus, Eustathius of Antioch, Juvencus, Mallobaudes, and Varazdat.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Quintus Smyrnaeus ranks 503 out of 1,301Before him are Henri Verneuil (1920), Kemal Reis (1451), Ilona Zrínyi (1643), Nicomedes I of Bithynia (-300), Bülent Ersoy (1952), and Cornelia Salonina (300). After him are Crates of Mallus (-200), Soranus of Ephesus (98), Meletius of Antioch (400), Artabasdos (700), Kâtip Çelebi (1609), and Pelagia (400).

Among WRITERS In Turkey

Among writers born in Turkey, Quintus Smyrnaeus ranks 35Before him are Kassia (810), Aristophanes of Byzantium (-257), Aelius Aristides (117), Callinus (-680), Oribasius (325), and Hieronymus of Cardia (-390). After him are Kâtip Çelebi (1609), Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873), Yeghishe Charents (1897), Petros Markaris (1937), Symeon the New Theologian (949), and Yaşar Kemal (1923).