PHILOSOPHER

Panaetius

185 BC - 110 BC

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Panaetius (; Ancient Greek: Παναίτιος, romanized: Panaítios; c. 185 – c. 110/109 BC) of Rhodes was an ancient Greek Stoic philosopher. He was a pupil of Diogenes of Babylon and Antipater of Tarsus in Athens, before moving to Rome where he did much to introduce Stoic doctrines to the city, thanks to the patronage of Scipio Aemilianus. After the death of Scipio in 129 BC, he returned to the Stoic school in Athens, and was its last undisputed scholarch. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Panaetius has received more than 132,439 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Panaetius is the 270th most popular philosopher (up from 279th in 2019), the 153rd most popular biography from Greece (up from 167th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Greek Philosopher.

Panaetius was a Greek philosopher who is most famous for his work on the Stoic school of philosophy.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Panaetius ranks 270 out of 1,267. Before him are Ammonius Saccas, Jerome of Prague, Raymond Aron, Abraham ibn Ezra, Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, and Fakhr al-Din al-Razi. After him are Epimenides, Jacques Maritain, Heraclides Ponticus, Alcmaeon of Croton, Antonio Negri, and Pherecydes of Syros.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 185 BC, Panaetius ranks 4. Before him are Terence, Cleopatra II of Egypt, and Scipio Aemilianus. After him is Andriscus. Among people deceased in 110 BC, Panaetius ranks 2. Before him is Apollodorus of Athens. After him are Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi, Clitomachus, and Sima Tan.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Panaetius ranks 153 out of 1,024. Before him are Sophia Palaiologina (1455), Gülnuş Sultan (1642), Djemal Pasha (1872), Speusippus (-407), Agesilaus II (-444), and Lysander (-401). After him are Epimenides (-690), Pausanias (null), Desmond Doss (1919), Pherecydes of Syros (-580), Euclid of Megara (-435), and Cleobulus (-590).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Panaetius ranks 24. Before him are Cratylus (-500), Prodicus (-460), Chilon of Sparta (-600), Apollodorus of Athens (-180), Andronicus of Rhodes (-100), and Speusippus (-407). After him are Epimenides (-690), Pherecydes of Syros (-580), Euclid of Megara (-435), Cleobulus (-590), Crates of Thebes (-365), and Aenesidemus (-80).

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