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Xanthippus of Carthage

300 BC - 300 BC

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Xanthippus (Ancient Greek: Ξάνθιππος) of Lacedaemon, or of Carthage, was a Spartan mercenary general employed by Carthage during the First Punic War. He led the Carthaginian army to considerable success against the Roman Republic during the course of the war, training the army to a professional standard before defeating the Romans at the Battle of Tunis, where Carthaginian forces routed the Roman expeditionary force and captured the Roman consul Marcus Atilius Regulus in 255 BC. Diodorus says that Xanthippus was the leader of a small band of Spartan mercenaries drafted by Carthage during the war. Xanthippus was hired as a Spartan drillmaster by the Carthaginians in 255 BC. Polybius tells us that he first came to the attention of the Carthaginian leaders when he criticised the behaviour of Carthage's generals, arguing that it was they, and not the Romans, who were causing setbacks. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xanthippus of Carthage has received more than 194,169 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Xanthippus of Carthage is the 1,244th most popular military personnel (down from 888th in 2019), the 517th most popular biography from Greece (down from 416th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Greek Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Xanthippus of Carthage ranks 1,244 out of 2,058. Before him are Richard Ruoff, József Alvinczi, Herzi Halevi, Johanna Wolf, Alexander Vandegrift, and Viktor Zolotov. After him are Aleksander Zawadzki, Fyodor Apraksin, Germanus, Danylo Apostol, Kanji Ishiwara, and Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300 BC, Xanthippus of Carthage ranks 50. Before him are Quintus Caecilius Metellus, Lucius Cornelius Scipio, Laodice I, Hannibal Gisco, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Antipater of Tarsus. After him are Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia, Gaius Sulpicius Gallus, Demetrius I of Bactria, Molon, Eudamidas III, and Gnaeus Manlius Vulso. Among people deceased in 300 BC, Xanthippus of Carthage ranks 31. Before him are Olympias II of Epirus, Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus, Cleitarchus, Lysandra, Hermippus of Smyrna, and Archidamus IV. After him are Cephisodotus the Younger, Anyte of Tegea, Eudamidas III, Cleombrotus II, Publius Claudius Pulcher, and Publius Valerius Laevinus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Xanthippus of Carthage ranks 517 out of 1,024. Before him are Philitas of Cos (-400), Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou (1950), Eurycratides (-600), Apollodorus the Epicurean (-150), Machanidas (-254), and Kostis Palamas (1859). After him are Antiphanes (-388), Aristidis Konstantinidis (1900), George Averoff (1815), Anastasios of Albania (1929), Acusilaus (-600), and Agesilaus I (null).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece

Among military personnels born in Greece, Xanthippus of Carthage ranks 39. Before him are Clearchus of Sparta (-401), Müezzinzade Ali Pasha (null), Lamachus (-500), Callicratidas (-500), Gylippus (-500), and Leosthenes (-400). After him are Laomedon of Mytilene (-400), Georgios Zoitakis (1910), Athanasios Diakos (1788), Erigyius (-400), Wehib Pasha (1877), and Aris Velouchiotis (1905).

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