PHILOSOPHER

Archelaus

500 BC - 430 BC

Archelaus

Archelaus (; Greek: Ἀρχέλαος; fl. 5th century BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher, a pupil of Anaxagoras, and may have been a teacher of Socrates. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Archelaus has received more than 34,037 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Archelaus is the 400th most popular philosopher (down from 364th in 2019), the 235th most popular biography from Greece (down from 216th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Greek Philosopher.

Archelaus is most famous for being the son of Herod the Great and Malthace, and for being the last king of Judea.

Memorability Metrics

34k
Page Views (PV)
61.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
9.45
Effective Languages (L*)
1.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Archelaus ranks 400 out of 1,267. Before him are Alain de Lille, Kapila, Étienne Cabet, Boetius of Dacia, Ahmad Sirhindi, and Henri-Frédéric Amiel. After him are Timon of Phlius, Chantal Mouffe, Leszek Kołakowski, Christian Thomasius, Eubulides, and Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Alain de Lille
1117 - 1202
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 394
Kapila
550 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 395
Étienne Cabet
1788 - 1856
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 396
Boetius of Dacia
1240 - 1284
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 397
Ahmad Sirhindi
1564 - 1624
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 398
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
1821 - 1881
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 399
Archelaus
500 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 400
Timon of Phlius
320 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 401
Chantal Mouffe
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 402
Leszek Kołakowski
1927 - 2009
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 403
Christian Thomasius
1655 - 1728
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 404
Eubulides
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 405
Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach
1775 - 1833
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 406

Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Archelaus ranks 22. Before him are Pleistarchus, Meton of Athens, Brasidas, Zeuxis, Mnesikles, and Polygnotus. After him are Eubulides, Fan Li, Parysatis, Alcamenes, Ajatashatru, and Cratinus. Among people deceased in 430 BC, Archelaus ranks 5. Before him are Empedocles, Phidias, Melissus of Samos, and Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus.

Others Born in 500 BC

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Pleistarchus
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 458 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 16
Meton of Athens
MATHEMATICIAN
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 17
Brasidas
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 18
Zeuxis
PAINTER
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 19
Mnesikles
ARCHITECT
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 20
Polygnotus
PAINTER
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 21
Archelaus
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 22
Eubulides
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 23
Fan Li
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 448 BC
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 24
Parysatis
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 25
Alcamenes
SCULPTOR
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 26
Ajatashatru
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 27
Cratinus
WRITER
500 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 28

Others Deceased in 430 BC

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Empedocles
PHILOSOPHER
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 79.81
Rank: 1
Phidias
SCULPTOR
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 2
Melissus of Samos
PHILOSOPHER
470 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 3
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
POLITICIAN
519 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 4
Archelaus
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 5

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Archelaus ranks 235 out of 1,024. Before him are Lycurgus of Athens (-390), Antiochus VIII Grypus (-141), Aristarchus of Samothrace (-217), Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770), Corinna (-501), and Gazi Husrev-beg (1480). After him are Alexander I of Epirus (-362), Alexandra of Yugoslavia (1921), Timon of Phlius (-320), Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115), Konstantinos Stephanopoulos (1926), and Andreas Palaiologos (1453).

Others born in Greece

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Lycurgus of Athens
POLITICIAN
390 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 229
Antiochus VIII Grypus
POLITICIAN
141 BC - 96 BC
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 230
Aristarchus of Samothrace
WRITER
217 BC - 144 BC
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 231
Theodoros Kolokotronis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1770 - 1843
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 232
Corinna
WRITER
501 BC - 501 BC
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 233
Gazi Husrev-beg
POLITICIAN
1480 - 1541
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 234
Archelaus
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 235
Alexander I of Epirus
POLITICIAN
362 BC - 331 BC
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 236
Alexandra of Yugoslavia
COMPANION
1921 - 1993
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 237
Timon of Phlius
PHILOSOPHER
320 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 238
Antiochus XI Epiphanes
POLITICIAN
115 BC - 92 BC
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 239
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 240
Andreas Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1453 - 1502
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 241