PHILOSOPHER

Theodorus the Atheist

340 BC - 250 BC

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Theodorus "the Atheist" (Ancient Greek: Θεόδωρος ὁ ἄθεος, romanized: Theódōros ho átheos; c. 340 – c. 250 BCE), of Cyrene, was a Greek philosopher of the Cyrenaic school. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodorus the Atheist has received more than 134,633 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Theodorus the Atheist is the 445th most popular philosopher (up from 495th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Libya (up from 18th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Libyan Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Theodorus the Atheist ranks 445 out of 1,267. Before him are Emmanuel Mounier, Thomas Cajetan, Petrus Ramus, Johannes Althusius, Diogenes of Babylon, and Ernesto Laclau. After him are Arnobius, John Toland, Huiyuan, Vasishtha, Luce Irigaray, and Maine de Biran.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 340 BC, Theodorus the Atheist ranks 4. Before him are Chandragupta Maurya, Berenice I of Egypt, and Appius Claudius Caecus. After him are Philetaerus, King Wuling of Zhao, Menedemus, Duris of Samos, Philochorus, and Polyaenus of Lampsacus. Among people deceased in 250 BC, Theodorus the Atheist ranks 4. Before him are Lü Buwei, Euhemerus, and King Xiaowen of Qin. After him are Nicomedes I of Bithynia, Hieronymus of Cardia, Gongsun Long, Herodas, Hermarchus, Ariobarzanes of Pontus, Demetrius the Fair, and Lucius Cornelius Scipio.

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In Libya

Among people born in Libya, Theodorus the Atheist ranks 16 out of 76. Before him are Idris of Libya (1889), Pope Victor I (100), Khalifa Haftar (1943), Carneades (-214), Synesius (370), and Berenice II of Egypt (-267). After him are Lorenzo Bandini (1935), Theodorus of Cyrene (-465), Arete of Cyrene (-400), Hegesias of Cyrene (-400), Claudio Gentile (1953), and Rossana Podestà (1934).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Libya

Among philosophers born in Libya, Theodorus the Atheist ranks 4. Before him are Aristippus (-434), Carneades (-214), and Synesius (370). After him are Arete of Cyrene (-400), Hegesias of Cyrene (-400), Lucius Annaeus Cornutus (10), Anniceris (-400), and Lacydes of Cyrene (-300).

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