PHILOSOPHER

Clitomachus

187 BC - 110 BC

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Clitomachus or Cleitomachus (Ancient Greek: Κλειτόμαχος, Kleitómakhos; 187/6–110/9 BC) was a Greek philosopher, originally from Carthage, who came to Athens in 163/2 BC and studied philosophy under Carneades. He became head of the Academy around 127/6 BC. He was an Academic skeptic like his master. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clitomachus has received more than 1,668 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Clitomachus is the 713th most popular philosopher (up from 777th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Tunisia (up from 54th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Tunisian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Clitomachus ranks 713 out of 1,267. Before him are Joseph Albo, Julien Benda, Cristoforo Landino, Edvard Westermarck, Asclepigenia, and Nikolai Amosov. After him are Aedesia, Arnold Ruge, Fulbert of Chartres, Lie Yukou, Gilbert Ryle, and David the Invincible.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 187 BC, Clitomachus ranks 2. Before him is Demetrius I Soter. After him is Lucius Aurelius Cotta. Among people deceased in 110 BC, Clitomachus ranks 4. Before him are Apollodorus of Athens, Panaetius, and Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi. After him is Sima Tan.

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In Tunisia

Among people born in Tunisia, Clitomachus ranks 51 out of 210. Before him are Rached Ghannouchi (1941), Constantine the African (1020), Azzedine Alaïa (1935), Gaius Claudius Nero (-300), Albert Memmi (1920), and Mohammed Gammoudi (1938). After him are Sabinianus (200), Hannibal Mago (-471), Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri (711), Asad ibn al-Furat (759), Al-Mansur Billah (913), and Nicola Pietrangeli (1933).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Tunisia

Among philosophers born in Tunisia, Clitomachus ranks 4. Before him are Tertullian (155), Macrobius (370), and Arnobius (255). After him are Pierre Lévy (1956).

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