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Timaeus

350 BC - 260 BC

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Timaeus of Tauromenium (Ancient Greek: Τιμαῖος; born 356 or 350 BC; died c. 260 BC) was an ancient Greek historian. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Timaeus has received more than 72,696 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Timaeus is the 81st most popular historian (up from 82nd in 2019), the 1,202nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,280th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Italian Historian.

Timaeus is most famous for his discourse on the nature of the cosmos, which he divides into two parts. The first part is about the creation of the cosmos and the second part is about the nature of the cosmos.

Memorability Metrics

  • 73k

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  • 60.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Timaeus ranks 81 out of 339. Before him are Erich Auerbach, Carlo Ginzburg, Eutropius, Donna Haraway, Julius Wellhausen, and Ephorus. After him are Yuval Noah Harari, Georges Duby, Flavio Biondo, George Ostrogorsky, Shoqan Walikhanov, and Al-Maqrizi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 350 BC, Timaeus ranks 9. Before him are Demetrius of Phalerum, Hipparchia of Maroneia, Megasthenes, Perdiccas III of Macedon, Alexander II of Macedon, and Bagoas. After him are Parysatis II, Dicaearchus, Agis III, Archidamus III, Archestratus, and Artakama. Among people deceased in 260 BC, Timaeus ranks 4. Before him are Theocritus, Sostratus of Cnidus, and Menippus. After him are Zenodotus, Hanno the Great, Euthydemus I, Gaius Claudius Nero, Quintus Fulvius Flaccus, Laodice I, Timocharis, and Quintus Caecilius Metellus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Timaeus ranks 1,202 out of 4,668. Before him are Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa (1750), Claudia de' Medici (1604), Margaret, Countess of Tyrol (1318), Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Sardinia (1773), Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma (1524), and Mario Del Monaco (1915). After him are Dosso Dossi (1480), Romano Mussolini (1927), Giuseppe Di Stefano (1921), Louis V, Duke of Bavaria (1315), Bartholomew Columbus (1460), and Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli (1391).

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Among HISTORIANS In Italy

Among historians born in Italy, Timaeus ranks 10. Before him are Leonardo Bruni (1370), Poggio Bracciolini (1380), Marcus Velleius Paterculus (-19), Euhemerus (-330), Francesco Guicciardini (1483), and Carlo Ginzburg (1939). After him are Flavio Biondo (1388), Tyrannius Rufinus (345), Andrea Alciato (1492), Peter Martyr d'Anghiera (1457), Martino Martini (1614), and Festus (390).

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