Editing Miletus (section)

== Notable people ==

[[File:Illustrerad_Verldshistoria_band_I_Ill_107.jpg|thumb|[[Thales of Miletus]] was a Greek mathematician, astronomer and pre-Socratic philosopher from the city. He is otherwise historically recognized as the first individual known to have entertained and engaged in scientific philosophy.]]
*[[Arctinus of Miletus]] (775 BC – 741 BC), epic poet
*[[Thales]] (c. 624 BC – c. 546 BC), [[Pre-Socratic philosophy|Pre-Socratic]] philosopher
*[[Anaximander]] (c. 610 BC – c. 546 BC), Pre-Socratic philosopher and geographer
*[[Cadmus of Miletus|Cadmus]] (fl. c. 550 BC), writer
*[[Anaximenes of Miletus|Anaximenes]] (c. 585 BC – c. 525 BC), Pre-Socratic philosopher
*[[Aristagoras]] (fl. 6th-5th century BC), Tyrant of Miletus
*[[Phocylides]] (born c. 560 BC), Greek gnomic poet 
*[[Hecataeus of Miletus|Hecataeus]] (c. 550 BC – c. 476 BC), Greek historian
*[[Histiaeus]] (died 493 BC), ruler of Miletus
*[[Leucippus]] (fl. first half of 5th century BC), philosopher and originator of Atomism (his association with Miletus is traditional, but disputed)
*[[Hippodamus of Miletus|Hippodamus]] (c. 498 – 408 BC), urban planner
*[[Aspasia]] (c. 470 – 400 BC) courtesan, and mistress of [[Pericles]], was born in Miletus
*[[Aristides of Miletus|Aristides]] (fl. 2nd century BC), writer<!--doesn't really have an article, but an explanation of his writings-->
*[[Monime]] (died 72/71 BC), a Greek noblewoman and one of the wives of [[Mithridates VI Eupator]]
*[[Alexander Polyhistor]] (fl. 1st century AD), Greek scholar, born in Miletus before being taken as a slave to Rome
*[[Aeschines of Miletus]] (fl. 1st century AD), a distinguished orator in the Asiatic style 
*[[Isidore of Miletus|Isidore]] (fl. 6th century AD), Greek architect
*[[Hesychius of Miletus|Hesychius]] (fl. 6th century AD), Greek chronicler and biographer
*Timagenes or Timogenes, historian and rhetor<ref>[https://topostext.org/work/240#tau.590 Suda, tau, 590]</ref>
*Philiscus of Miletus, rhetor. Teacher of [[Neanthes of Cyzicus]]<ref>[https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/nu/114 Suda, nu, 114]</ref>
*Hellanicus, historian<ref>[http://www.stoa.org/sol-entries/epsilon/738 Suda, epsilon, 738]</ref>
*Dionysicles ({{langx|grc|Διονυσικλῆς}}) of Miletus, sculptor. One of his famous works was a statue, at [[Leonidaion]], of Democrates of [[Tenedos]] who was an [[Ancient Olympic Games|ancient Olympic]] winner at wrestling <ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.17.1 Pausanias, Description of Greece, 6.17.1]</ref>
*[[Baccheius of Miletus|Baccheius or Bacchius of Miletus]] (Βακχεῖος), a writer. He wrote a work on agriculture.<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0104%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DB%3Aentry+group%3D1%3Aentry%3Dbaccheius-bio-1 A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Baccheius]</ref>