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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 83,929 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Xanthus is the 2,904th most popular writer (down from 2,898th in 2019), the 825th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 784th in 2019) and the 86th most popular Turkish Writer.

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  • 84k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Xanthus ranks 2,904 out of 5,755. Before him are Jens Baggesen, Gaius Asinius Gallus Saloninus, Emma Orczy, Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, William Goldman, and Leah Goldberg. After him are Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Anne Applebaum, Artur Lundkvist, Paul Fleming, Robert Harris, and Michalina Wisłocka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Xanthus ranks 70. Before him are Praxilla, Sophron, Timon of Athens, Jason of Pherae, Stateira, and Hecatomnus. After him are Ajita Kesakambali, Myrtis of Anthedon, Tithraustes, Datames, Anaxilas, and Argaeus II of Macedon. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Xanthus ranks 37. Before him are Titus Lartius, Artystone, Praxilla, Euthymides, Aristodemus of Cumae, and Phrynichus. After him are Hydarnes, Megabates, Artazostre, Spurius Lartius, Publius Postumius Tubertus, and Titus Aebutius Elva.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Xanthus ranks 825 out of 1,301. Before him are Cleostratus (-520), Andronikos II of Trebizond (1240), Theodora Angelina (1190), Charles Gérard (1922), Haluk Bilginer (1954), and Henri Langlois (1914). After him are Maria of Amnia (770), George of Antioch (1100), Eudoxius of Antioch (300), Nurgül Yeşilçay (1976), Dorotheus of Tyre (255), and Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder (1100).

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Among WRITERS In Turkey

Among writers born in Turkey, Xanthus ranks 86. Before him are Timotheus of Miletus (-450), Bion of Smyrna (-300), Polemon I of Pontus (-65), Antiochus Kantemir (1708), Ibn Kemal (1468), and Fatma Aliye Topuz (1862). After him are Mkhitar Sebastatsi (1676), Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil (1865), Marie-Joseph Chénier (1764), Diphilus (-350), Chariton (100), and Ruben Sevak (1885).

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