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Theopompus

400 BC - 320 BC

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Theopompus (Ancient Greek: Θεόπομπος, Theópompos; c. 380 BC – c. 315 BC) was an ancient Greek historian and rhetorician who was a student of Isocrates. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theopompus is the 69th most popular historian (down from 65th in 2019), the 207th most popular biography from Greece (down from 191st in 2019) and the 6th most popular Greek Historian.

Theopompus was most famous for his writings on the history of Philip II of Macedon.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Theopompus ranks 69 out of 561. Before him are Tzvetan Todorov, Jared Diamond, Libanius, Movses Khorenatsi, Callisthenes, and Benzion Netanyahu. After him are Bernard Lewis, Theophylact Simocatta, Geoffrey of Villehardouin, Ephorus, Johann Jakob Bachofen, and Henri Pirenne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Theopompus ranks 9. Before him are Tollund Man, Parmenion, Stateira I, Thaïs, Berossus, and Nectanebo II. After him are Atropates, Ephorus, Leochares, Spitamenes, Agnodice, and Teos of Egypt. Among people deceased in 320 BC, Theopompus ranks 1. After him are Anaxarchus, Zoilus, Anaximenes of Lampsacus, and Dinostratus.

Others Born in 400 BC

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  • Photo of Tollund Man

    Tollund Man

    CELEBRITY

    400 BC - 384 BC

    HPI: 72.13

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Parmenion

    Parmenion

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    400 BC - 329 BC

    HPI: 71.79

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Stateira I

    Stateira I

    COMPANION

    400 BC - 331 BC

    HPI: 70.44

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Thaïs

    Thaïs

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 70.25

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Berossus

    Berossus

    WRITER

    400 BC - 300 BC

    HPI: 70.12

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Nectanebo II

    Nectanebo II

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 343 BC

    HPI: 70.02

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Theopompus

    Theopompus

    HISTORIAN

    400 BC - 320 BC

    HPI: 69.44

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Atropates

    Atropates

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 360 BC

    HPI: 69.37

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Ephorus

    Ephorus

    HISTORIAN

    400 BC - 330 BC

    HPI: 69.19

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Leochares

    Leochares

    SCULPTOR

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 68.77

    Rank: 12

  • Photo of Spitamenes

    Spitamenes

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 328 BC

    HPI: 68.73

    Rank: 13

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    Agnodice

    PHYSICIAN

    400 BC - 360 BC

    HPI: 68.41

    Rank: 14

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    Teos of Egypt

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 67.41

    Rank: 15

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Theopompus ranks 207 out of 1,024. Before him are Brasidas (-500), Callisthenes (-360), Gazi Husrev-beg (1480), Phoebe (50), Nicholas Kabasilas (1322), and Nearchus (-356). After him are Nicias (-500), Crates of Thebes (-365), Aelia Eudocia (401), Bacchylides (-490), Telamon (null), and Stilpo (-359).

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  • Photo of Brasidas

    Brasidas

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 69.63

    Rank: 201

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    Callisthenes

    HISTORIAN

    360 BC - 327 BC

    HPI: 69.54

    Rank: 202

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    Gazi Husrev-beg

    POLITICIAN

    1480 - 1541

    HPI: 69.49

    Rank: 203

  • Photo of Phoebe

    Phoebe

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    50 - 100

    HPI: 69.48

    Rank: 204

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    Nicholas Kabasilas

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1322 - 1391

    HPI: 69.48

    Rank: 205

  • Photo of Nearchus

    Nearchus

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    356 BC - 300 BC

    HPI: 69.47

    Rank: 206

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    Theopompus

    HISTORIAN

    400 BC - 320 BC

    HPI: 69.44

    Rank: 207

  • Photo of Nicias

    Nicias

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 413 BC

    HPI: 69.38

    Rank: 208

  • Photo of Crates of Thebes

    Crates of Thebes

    PHILOSOPHER

    365 BC - 285 BC

    HPI: 69.38

    Rank: 209

  • Photo of Aelia Eudocia

    Aelia Eudocia

    WRITER

    401 - 460

    HPI: 69.36

    Rank: 210

  • Photo of Bacchylides

    Bacchylides

    WRITER

    490 BC - 451 BC

    HPI: 69.29

    Rank: 211

  • Photo of Telamon

    Telamon

    POLITICIAN

    HPI: 69.16

    Rank: 212

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    Stilpo

    PHILOSOPHER

    359 BC - 279 BC

    HPI: 69.16

    Rank: 213

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Among HISTORIANS In Greece

Among historians born in Greece, Theopompus ranks 6. Before him are Thucydides (-460), Xenophon (-430), Polybius (-208), Quintus Curtius Rufus (41), and Callisthenes (-360). After him are Michael Glykas (1125), Afet İnan (1908), Krste Misirkov (1874), Philochorus (-340), Marsyas of Pella (-400), and Leo Allatius (1586).

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