PHILOSOPHER

Cleanthes

330 BC - 232 BC

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Cleanthes (; Ancient Greek: Κλεάνθης; c. 330 BC – c. 230 BC), of Assos, was a Greek Stoic philosopher and boxer who was the successor to Zeno of Citium as the second head (scholarch) of the Stoic school in Athens. Originally a boxer, he came to Athens where he took up philosophy, listening to Zeno's lectures. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cleanthes is the 251st most popular philosopher (down from 235th in 2019), the 247th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 224th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Turkish Philosopher.

Cleanthes is most famous for his Hymn to Zeus, which is a poem that he wrote in praise of Zeus.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Cleanthes ranks 251 out of 1,267. Before him are George Herbert Mead, Pelagius, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Shen Kuo, Imre Lakatos, and Bias of Priene. After him are Adam Weishaupt, Cratylus, Isaiah Berlin, Arcesilaus, Roger Garaudy, and Pherecydes of Syros.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 330 BC, Cleanthes ranks 1. After him are Euhemerus, and Zenodotus. Among people deceased in 232 BC, Cleanthes ranks 3. Before him are Ashoka, and Han Fei.

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    Cleanthes

    PHILOSOPHER

    330 BC - 232 BC

    HPI: 72.30

    Rank: 1

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    Euhemerus

    HISTORIAN

    330 BC - 250 BC

    HPI: 70.70

    Rank: 2

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    Zenodotus

    WRITER

    330 BC - 260 BC

    HPI: 68.83

    Rank: 3

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Others Deceased in 232 BC

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    Ashoka

    POLITICIAN

    304 BC - 232 BC

    HPI: 85.09

    Rank: 1

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    Han Fei

    PHILOSOPHER

    280 BC - 232 BC

    HPI: 75.88

    Rank: 2

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    Cleanthes

    PHILOSOPHER

    330 BC - 232 BC

    HPI: 72.30

    Rank: 3

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Cleanthes ranks 247 out of 1,347. Before him are Romanos III Argyros (968), Hippodamus of Miletus (-498), Novatian (220), Sabbas the Sanctified (439), Elia Kazan (1909), and Bias of Priene (-600). After him are Laban (-1900), Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1002), Arcesilaus (-315), Uzun Hasan (1423), Herophilos (-335), and Ahmet Necdet Sezer (1941).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Cleanthes ranks 20. Before him are Posidonius (-135), Gemistus Pletho (1355), Apollonius of Tyana (15), Xenocrates (-396), Michael Psellos (1018), and Bias of Priene (-600). After him are Arcesilaus (-315), Priscus (410), Alexander of Aphrodisias (200), Strato of Lampsacus (-335), Heraclides Ponticus (-385), and Gennadius Scholarius (1400).

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