PHILOSOPHER

Philo of Larissa

145 BC - 79 BC

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Philo of Larissa (Greek: Φίλων ὁ Λαρισσαῖος Philon ho Larissaios; 159/8–84/3 BC) was a Greek philosopher. It is very probable that his actual name was Philio - with a second iota. He was a pupil of Clitomachus, whom he succeeded as head of the Academy. During the Mithridatic Wars which would see the destruction of the Academy, he travelled to Rome where Cicero heard him lecture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philo of Larissa is the 387th most popular philosopher (up from 507th in 2019), the 227th most popular biography from Greece (up from 305th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Greek Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Philo of Larissa ranks 387 out of 1,267. Before him are Hwang Jini, Antoine Arnauld, Nicephorus Gregoras, Damascius, Boetius of Dacia, and Ágnes Heller. After him are Ban Zhao, Richard Avenarius, Guan Zhong, Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi, Haji Bektash Veli, and Saadia Gaon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 145 BC, Philo of Larissa ranks 2. Before him is Sima Qian.  Among people deceased in 79 BC, Philo of Larissa ranks 1. 

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Philo of Larissa ranks 227 out of 1,024. Before him are Leochares (-400), George Maniakes (998), Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115), Ephialtes (-590), Cypselus (-700), and Thessalonike of Macedon (-352). After him are Georgios Papanikolaou (1883), Agis IV (-265), Philostratus (170), Gotse Delchev (1872), Aglaonice (null), and Cecrops I (null).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Philo of Larissa ranks 33. Before him are Chilon of Sparta (-600), Hipparchia of Maroneia (-350), Aenesidemus (-80), Cleobulus (-590), Crates of Thebes (-365), and Stilpo (-359). After him are Archelaus (-500), Plutarch of Athens (350), Timon of Phlius (-320), Eudemus of Rhodes (-370), Phaedo of Elis (-401), and Anaxarchus (-380).

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