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Aeschines of Sphettus

430 BC - 360 BC

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Aeschines of Sphettus (Ancient Greek: Αἰσχίνης Σφήττιος, c. 425 BC – c. 350 BC) or Aeschines Socraticus (Ancient Greek: Αἰσχίνης Σωκρατικός), son of Lysanias, of the deme Sphettus of Athens, was a philosopher who in his youth was a follower of Socrates. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aeschines of Sphettus has received more than 54,944 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Aeschines of Sphettus is the 597th most popular philosopher (up from 605th in 2019), the 348th most popular biography from Greece (up from 363rd in 2019) and the 45th most popular Greek Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Aeschines of Sphettus ranks 597 out of 1,267. Before him are Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Myson of Chenae, Yang Zhu, Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai, and Bardaisan. After him are Arne Næss, Salomon Maimon, Hans Albert, Maurice Blondel, Hu Shih, and Abhinavagupta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 430 BC, Aeschines of Sphettus ranks 4. Before him are Xenophon, Dionysius I of Syracuse, and Cynisca. After him is Philistus. Among people deceased in 360 BC, Aeschines of Sphettus ranks 8. Before him are Agesilaus II, Atropates, Agnodice, Lais of Corinth, Dinocrates, and Campaspe. After him are Artabazos II, Silanion, Polykleitos the Younger, Lais of Hyccara, Timotheus of Miletus, and Quintus Hortensius.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Aeschines of Sphettus ranks 348 out of 1,024. Before him are Antenor (-590), Campaspe (-400), Nikolaos Gyzis (1842), Paeonius (-500), Leotychidas (-540), and Isaac Carasso (1874). After him are Alexandros Panagoulis (1939), Pleistoanax (-500), Aratus of Sicyon (-271), Eupolis (-446), Posidippus (-310), and Aspasia Manos (1896).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Aeschines of Sphettus ranks 45. Before him are Anaxarchus (-380), Philo of Larissa (-145), Polemon (-400), Crates of Athens (-400), Nicos Poulantzas (1936), and Zoilus (-400). After him are Cebes (-500), Onesicritus (-360), Asclepigenia (400), Hermarchus (-325), Metrocles (-400), and Glaucon (-445).

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