MILITARY PERSONNEL

Clearchus of Sparta

401 BC - 401 BC

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Clearchus or Clearch (Ancient Greek: Κλέαρχος; 450 BC – 401 BC), also known as Clearchus the Lacedaemonian or Clearchus the son of Rhamphias, was a Spartan general and mercenary, noted for leading the Ten Thousand in battle against the Persian king. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clearchus of Sparta has received more than 111,239 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Clearchus of Sparta is the 1,023rd most popular military personnel (down from 900th in 2019), the 458th most popular biography from Greece (down from 422nd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Greek Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Clearchus of Sparta ranks 1,023 out of 2,058Before him are Yekaterina Budanova, Jure Francetić, Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven, Presian, Walter Krupinski, and Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski. After him are Semyon Kurkotkin, Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Pavle Đurišić, François Joseph Westermann, Maximilian de Angelis, and Mohamed Oufkir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 401 BC, Clearchus of Sparta ranks 6Before him are Sun Bin, Lysander, Phaedo of Elis, Conon, and Bian Que.  Among people deceased in 401 BC, Clearchus of Sparta ranks 6Before him are Zechariah, Ezra, Cyrus the Younger, Agathon, and Agis II. After him is Megabyzus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Clearchus of Sparta ranks 458 out of 1,024Before him are John Aniston (1933), Michael Glykas (1125), Diocles (-240), Peter the Patrician (500), Tommy Lee (1962), and Dionysios Solomos (1798). After him are Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha (1855), Koçi Xoxe (1911), Dorieus (-600), Müezzinzade Ali Pasha (null), Hyperbolus (-500), and Theagenes of Thasos (-500).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece

Among military personnels born in Greece, Clearchus of Sparta ranks 33Before him are Peithon (-355), Georgios Karaiskakis (1780), Cleombrotus (-600), Markos Botsaris (1790), Chabrias (-500), and Dimitrios Ioannidis (1923). After him are Müezzinzade Ali Pasha (null), Lamachus (-500), Callicratidas (-500), Gylippus (-500), Leosthenes (-400), and Xanthippus of Carthage (-300).