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Hecataeus of Abdera

400 BC - 300 BC

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Hecataeus of Abdera (Greek: Ἑκαταῖος ὁ Ἀβδηρίτης; c. 360 BC – c. 290 BC) was an ancient Greek historian and ethnographer. None of his works survive; his writings are attested by later authors in various literary fragments, in particular his Aegyptica, a work on the society and culture of the Egyptians, and On the Hyperboreans. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hecataeus of Abdera is the 823rd most popular philosopher (down from 810th in 2019), the 498th most popular biography from Greece (down from 480th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Greek Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Hecataeus of Abdera ranks 823 out of 1,267. Before him are Bernard Williams, Gilbert de la Porrée, Vazgen I, Karel Kosík, Paul de Lagarde, and Francisco Sanches. After him are George of Trebizond, Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, John Italus, Rishabhanatha, Konstantin Leontiev, and Metrocles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Hecataeus of Abdera ranks 59. Before him are Ada of Caria, Archidamus IV, Axiothea of Phlius, Silanion, Publius Decius Mus, and Antipater Etesias. After him are Palaephatus, Lais of Hyccara, Metrocles, Antimachus, Bryaxis, and Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus. Among people deceased in 300 BC, Hecataeus of Abdera ranks 28. Before him are Publius Claudius Pulcher, Cleitarchus, Anyte of Tegea, Asclepiades of Samos, Archidamus IV, and Sames I. After him are Metrocles, Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, Lysandra, Dromichaetes, Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus, and Hermippus of Smyrna.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Hecataeus of Abdera ranks 498 out of 1,024. Before him are Leonidas Pyrgos (1871), Leon of Sparta (-700), Georgios Kondylis (1878), Panagiotis Pikrammenos (1945), Ioannis Kolettis (1773), and Gylippus (-500). After him are George of Trebizond (1395), Nephon II of Constantinople (1450), Metrocles (-400), Thomas Xenakis (1875), Aristidis Konstantinidis (1900), and Theodoros Pangalos (1878).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Hecataeus of Abdera ranks 53. Before him are Onesicritus (-360), Menedemus (-340), Glaucon (-445), Asclepigenia (400), Hermarchus (-325), and Axiothea of Phlius (-400). After him are George of Trebizond (1395), Metrocles (-400), Lastheneia of Mantinea (-350), Metrodorus of Chios (-500), Arethas of Caesarea (860), and Cineas (-400).

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