PHILOSOPHER

Leontion

400 BC - 360 BC

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Leontion (Latin: Leontium, Greek: Λεόντιον; fl. 300 BC) was a notable Greek Epicurean philosopher and student of Epicurus's Garden School. She is known for her authored work against Theophrastus, the head of the Aristotelian school. The manuscript she wrote has been lost over time, but it has been written about by many philosophers over the centuries, including Cicero and Pilny the Elder. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leontion is the 913th most popular philosopher (up from 958th in 2019). (up from 2,792nd in 2019)

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Among philosophers, Leontion ranks 913 out of 1,267Before her are Pierre Daniel Huet, Firmin Abauzit, Tan Sitong, Jakob Friedrich Fries, Gottlob Ernst Schulze, and Valentin Weigel. After her are Pierre Nicole, Matthias Bel, Abu Sulayman Sijistani, Sengzhao, Heinrich Khunrath, and Ramiro Ledesma Ramos.

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Among people born in 400 BC, Leontion ranks 82Before her are Agathocles, Lanassa, Aeneas Tacticus, Quintus Hortensius, Antiphilus, and Lagus. After her are Phila, Orestes of Macedon, Laomedon of Mytilene, Cineas, Agesipolis II, and Nicanor. Among people deceased in 360 BC, Leontion ranks 19Before her are Timotheus of Miletus, Lais of Hyccara, Bryaxis, Philitas of Cos, Quintus Hortensius, and Antiphilus. After her are Laomedon of Mytilene, Phaenias of Eresus, Taxiles, Anniceris, Marsyas of Pella, and Arrhidaeus.

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