Thurii
Thurii ranks 11,010th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Roanoke Colony, Veghel, and Arbroath. Memorable people born in Thurii include Alexis. Memorable people who died in Thurii include Marcus Caelius Rufus, and Charondas. Thurii has been the birth place of many writers and the death place of many politicians, and philosophers. Thurii is located in Italy.
Thurii, called also by some Latin writers Thūrium, and later in Roman times also Cōpia and Cōpiae, was an ancient Greek city situated on the Gulf of Taranto, near or on the site of the great renowned city of Sybaris, whose place it may be considered as having taken. The ruins of the city can be found in the Sybaris archaeological park near Sibari in the Province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 372 BC, Thurii was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Alexis. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Thurii including Marcus Caelius Rufus, and Charondas. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Thurii than were born there.
People Born in Thurii
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People Deceased in Thurii
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Marcus Caelius Rufus
POLITICIAN
82 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 1
Charondas
PHILOSOPHER
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Thurii were writers (1), while most who died were politicians (1), and philosophers (1).
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Thurii since 1700.
