PHILOSOPHER

Hipparchia of Maroneia

350 BC - 300 BC

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Hipparchia of Maroneia (; Greek: Ἱππαρχία ἡ Μαρωνεῖτις; fl. c. 325 BC) was a Cynic philosopher, and wife of Crates of Thebes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hipparchia of Maroneia has received more than 187,910 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Hipparchia of Maroneia is the 346th most popular philosopher (down from 291st in 2019), the 193rd most popular biography from Greece (down from 171st in 2019) and the 31st most popular Greek Philosopher.

Hipparchia of Maroneia was most famous for her relationship with Crates of Thebes. Hipparchia was a woman who was born into a wealthy family in Maroneia, which is now in modern-day Greece. She became a Cynic philosopher, and she was one of the first women to do so. She was also one of the first women to wear men's clothing. She had a close relationship with Crates of Thebes, and they would often travel together.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Hipparchia of Maroneia ranks 346 out of 1,267. Before her are Guan Zhong, Aenesidemus, Francisco de Vitoria, Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi, Uriel da Costa, and Richard Rorty. After her are Gaius Musonius Rufus, Günther Anders, Maurice Halbwachs, Otto Neurath, Pietro Pomponazzi, and Isaac Abarbanel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 350 BC, Hipparchia of Maroneia ranks 4. Before her are Euclid, Cassander, and Demetrius of Phalerum. After her are Megasthenes, Perdiccas III of Macedon, Timaeus, Parysatis II, Bagoas, Alexander II of Macedon, Dicaearchus, and Agis III. Among people deceased in 300 BC, Hipparchia of Maroneia ranks 7. Before her are Lysippos, Diotima of Mantinea, Wang Jian, Aristoxenus, Berossus, and Nearchus. After her are Eudemus of Rhodes, Menaechmus, Aristo of Chios, Hegesias of Cyrene, Callippus, and Mithridates II of Pontus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Hipparchia of Maroneia ranks 193 out of 1,024. Before her are Karolos Papoulias (1929), Herodes Atticus (101), Leochares (-400), Nearchus (-356), Theopompus (-400), and Aenesidemus (-80). After her are Odysseas Elytis (1911), Erasistratus (-303), Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark (1914), Exekias (-501), Berenice I of Egypt (-340), and Telamon (null).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Hipparchia of Maroneia ranks 31. Before her are Epimenides (-690), Pherecydes of Syros (-580), Euclid of Megara (-435), Cleobulus (-590), Crates of Thebes (-365), and Aenesidemus (-80). After her are Stilpo (-359), Plutarch of Athens (350), Archelaus (-500), Timon of Phlius (-320), Phaedo of Elis (-401), and Eudemus of Rhodes (-370).

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