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Xanthus

500 BC - 500 BC

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Xanthus of Lydia (Greek: Ξάνθος ὁ Λυδός, Xanthos ho Lydos) was a Greek historian, logographer and citizen of Lydia who, during the mid-fifth century BC, wrote texts on the history of Lydia known as Lydiaca (Λυδιακά), a work which was highly commended by Dionysius of Halicarnassus. Xanthus also wrote occasionally about geology. It is believed that Xanthus was the earliest historian to have written a significant amount on the topic of Lydian history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xanthus has received more than 88,526 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Xanthus is the 3,583rd most popular writer (down from 2,893rd in 2019), the 808th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 823rd in 2019) and the 93rd most popular Turkish Writer.

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  • 89k

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Xanthus ranks 3,583 out of 7,302. Before him are Emma Lazarus, Louis Pergaud, Antonio Palomino, Ćamil Sijarić, Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos, and Yusuf Idris. After him are Leonhard Frank, Gunter d'Alquen, Françoise d'Eaubonne, Ishaq ibn Hunayn, I. A. Richards, and Aphthonius of Antioch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Xanthus ranks 77. Before him are Pausanias of Macedon, Ajita Kesakambali, Argaeus II of Macedon, Anaxilas, Orontes I, and Amyntas II of Macedon. After him are Tithraustes, Aeropus II of Macedon, Datames, Cadmus of Miletus, Ariobarzanes of Phrygia, and Tiribazus. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Xanthus ranks 43. Before him are Douris, Inaros II, Acusilaus, Euthymides, Hydarnes, and Artazostre. After him are Otanes, Publius Postumius Tubertus, Megabates, Spurius Lartius, Arcesilaus IV of Cyrene, and Pharnabazus I.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Xanthus ranks 808 out of 1,347. Before him are Hande Erçel (1993), Basil Lekapenos (925), Dieter Zetsche (1953), Ariarathes I of Cappadocia (null), Victor and Corona (null), and Stephen II of Constantinople (850). After him are Engin Akyürek (1981), Aphthonius of Antioch (300), Musine Kokalari (1917), Euthymius I of Constantinople (834), Hypatius of Gangra (300), and Murat Karayılan (1954).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Xanthus ranks 93. Before him are Arctinus of Miletus (-800), Marie-Joseph Chénier (1764), Ruben Sevak (1885), John VIII of Constantinople (1005), Orhan Veli Kanık (1914), and Oppian (101). After him are Aphthonius of Antioch (300), Musine Kokalari (1917), John Mauropous (990), Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (1901), Tevfik Fikret (1867), and Athenaeus Mechanicus (-200).

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