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Phocion

402 BC - 318 BC

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Phocion (; Ancient Greek: Φωκίων Φώκου Ἀθηναῖος Phokion; c. 402 – c. 318 BC), nicknamed The Good (ὁ χρηστός, was an Athenian statesman and strategos, and the subject of one of Plutarch's Parallel Lives. Phocion was a successful politician of Athens. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phocion is the 4,800th most popular politician (down from 4,511th in 2019), the 285th most popular biography from Greece (down from 279th in 2019) and the 118th most popular Greek Politician.

Phocion was an Athenian general and statesman who opposed the Macedonian hegemony over Greece. He was eventually executed by Alexander the Great for his opposition.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Phocion ranks 4,800 out of 19,576. Before him are Otto Meissner, Martin I of Sicily, Werner I, Count of Klettgau, Yury Luzhkov, Radagaisus, and Kristján Eldjárn. After him are Elliot Richardson, Wei Zhongxian, Abimelech, Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria, Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska, and Jacob De la Gardie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 402 BC, Phocion ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 318 BC, Phocion ranks 1. After him are Yang Zhu, and Cleitus the White.

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    Phocion

    POLITICIAN

    402 BC - 318 BC

    HPI: 66.81

    Rank: 1

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    Phocion

    POLITICIAN

    402 BC - 318 BC

    HPI: 66.81

    Rank: 1

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    Yang Zhu

    PHILOSOPHER

    369 BC - 318 BC

    HPI: 64.82

    Rank: 2

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    Cleitus the White

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    400 BC - 318 BC

    HPI: 58.18

    Rank: 3

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Phocion ranks 285 out of 1,024. Before him are Georgios Roubanis (1929), Ugo Foscolo (1778), Rigas Feraios (1757), Isidore of Kiev (1385), Perdiccas I of Macedon (-700), and Pelopidas (-450). After him are Lucas Papademos (1947), Paeonius (-500), Theramenes (-450), Alexander I of Epirus (-362), Andreas Palaiologos (1453), and Leonnatus (-356).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Phocion ranks 118. Before him are Philopoemen (-253), Anaxandridas II (-565), Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906), Callias II (-515), Perdiccas I of Macedon (-700), and Pelopidas (-450). After him are Theramenes (-450), Alexander I of Epirus (-362), Andreas Palaiologos (1453), Leonnatus (-356), Lycurgus of Athens (-390), and Julia Livilla (18).

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