PHILOSOPHER

Polemon of Athens

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Polemon of Ilium (Ancient Greek: Πολέμων ὁ Ἴλιος, fl. first half of the 2nd century BCE), also known as Polemon Periegetes (Ancient Greek: Πολέμων ὁ Περιηγητής), was an ancient Greek periegete, geographer, and antiquarian. He travelled throughout the Greek world and wrote about the places he visited. He also compiled a collection of the epigrams he saw on the monuments and votive offerings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Polemon of Athens is the 1,127th most popular philosopher (up from 1,136th in 2019), the 726th most popular biography from Greece (up from 741st in 2019) and the 64th most popular Greek Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Polemon of Athens ranks 1,127 out of 1,267. Before him are Marsilius of Inghen, David Chalmers, Sphaerus, Mario Tronti, Uku Masing, and Jaegwon Kim. After him are Kaibara Ekken, Anna Tumarkin, Adolf Grünbaum, Pritilata Waddedar, Derek Prince, and Allan Bloom.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200, Polemon of Athens ranks 78. Before him are Serapion of Antioch, Cornelia Supera, Symmachus, Theodotus of Byzantium, Philadelphus of Byzantium, and Vasudeva I. After him are Nonia Celsa, Serenus Sammonicus, Pertinax of Byzantium, Huvishka, Pope Julian of Alexandria, and Olympianus of Byzantium.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Polemon of Athens ranks 726 out of 1,024. Before him are Kostas Karyotakis (1896), Nikolaos Mantzaros (1795), Alexandros Diomidis (1875), Solomon Alkabetz (1505), Georgios Theotokis (1844), and Thrasyvoulos Zaimis (1822). After him are Demetrios Kydones (1324), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (1988), Sotiria Bellou (1921), Spyridon Lambros (1851), Andreas Kalvos (1792), and Bilistiche (-250).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Polemon of Athens ranks 64. Before him are Arethas of Caesarea (860), Cineas (-400), Apollodorus the Epicurean (-150), Phaenias of Eresus (-400), Musaeus of Athens (-500), and Dimitri Kitsikis (1935). After him are Ion Dragoumis (1878), and Cercidas (-300).

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