List of Famous people with last name Sinope

Diogenes of Sinope

First Name Diogenes

Last Name Sinope

Died on January 1, -0322

Born in Sinop Province

Diogenes, also known as Diogenes the Cynic, was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy. He was born in Sinope, an Ionian colony on the Black Sea coast of modern-day Turkey, in 412 or 404 BC and died at Corinth in 323 BC.

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Diphilus of Sinope

First Name Diphilus

Born on November 30, -0351

Died on November 30, -0401

Born in Sinop Province

Diphilus, of Sinope, was a poet of the new Attic comedy and a contemporary of Menander. He is frequently listed together with Menander and Philemon, considered the three greatest poets of New Comedy. He was victorious at least three times at the Lenaia, placing him third before Philemon and Menander. Although most of his plays were written and acted at Athens he died at Smyrna. His body was returned and buried in Athens.

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