PHILOSOPHER

Lacydes of Cyrene

300 BC - 205 BC

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Lacydes of Cyrene (‹See Tfd›Greek: Λακύδης ὁ Κυρηναῖος), Academic Skeptic philosopher, was head of the Platonic Academy at Athens in succession to Arcesilaus from 241 BC. He was forced to resign c. 215 BC due to ill-health, and he died c. 205 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lacydes of Cyrene has received more than 43,540 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Lacydes of Cyrene is the 949th most popular philosopher, the 39th most popular biography from Libya and the 9th most popular Libyan Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Lacydes of Cyrene ranks 949 out of 1,267. Before him are Ibrahim al-Nazzam, Gabriel Biel, Olavo de Carvalho, Rüdiger Safranski, Firmin Abauzit, and Fernando Savater. After him are Evald Ilyenkov, Tomáš Halík, Cineas, Ajita Kesakambali, Andrea Carlo Ferrari, and Zeno of Tarsus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300 BC, Lacydes of Cyrene ranks 61. Before him are Eudamidas III, Gnaeus Manlius Vulso, Publius Licinius Crassus Dives, Xerxes of Armenia, Marcus Valerius Laevinus, and Publius Sulpicius Galba Maximus. After him are Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, Achaeus, Kharavela, Appius Claudius Pulcher, Publius Cornelius Cethegus, and Deidamia II of Epirus. Among people deceased in 205 BC, Lacydes of Cyrene ranks 3. Before him are Ptolemy IV Philopator, and Mahinda.

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In Libya

Among people born in Libya, Lacydes of Cyrene ranks 39 out of 76. Before him are Abdul Fatah Younis (1944), Anniceris (-400), Ibn Manzur (1233), Al-Saadi Gaddafi (1973), Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (1958), and Mohammed Magariaf (1940). After him are Mutassim Gaddafi (1974), Abdullah Senussi (1949), Muhammad az-Zanati (1944), Mahmoud Jibril (1952), Shukri Ghanem (1942), and Abdurrahim El-Keib (1950).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Libya

Among philosophers born in Libya, Lacydes of Cyrene ranks 9. Before him are Synesius (370), Theodorus the Atheist (-340), Arete of Cyrene (-400), Hegesias of Cyrene (-400), Lucius Annaeus Cornutus (10), and Anniceris (-400).

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