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Timoleon

411 BC - 337 BC

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Timoleon (Greek: Τιμολέων), son of Timodemus, of Corinth (c. 411–337 BC) was a Greek statesman and general. As a brilliant general, a champion of Greece against Carthage, and a fighter against despotism, he is closely connected with the history of Sicily, especially Syracuse. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Timoleon is the 5,281st most popular politician (down from 4,813th in 2019), the 308th most popular biography from Greece (down from 300th in 2019) and the 131st most popular Greek Politician.

Timoleon is most famous for his victory over the Carthaginian general, Hamilcar, in Sicily.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Timoleon ranks 5,281 out of 19,576Before him are Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, Tughlugh Timur, Milo Đukanović, Chen Shui-bian, Parysatis, and Emperor Shengzong of Liao. After him are Shiban, Kenneth Clarke, Domitia Lepida the Younger, Loukas Notaras, Al-Adil II, and Sahib I Giray.

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Among people born in 411 BC, Timoleon ranks 1 Among people deceased in 337 BC, Timoleon ranks 1After him are Shen Buhai, and Ariobarzanes II of Cius.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Timoleon ranks 308 out of 1,024Before him are Agis II (-490), Machaon (null), Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem (1952), Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (1905), Piri Mehmed Pasha (1458), and Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta (1904). After him are Loukas Notaras (1402), Andronikos Palaiologos (1400), Euphronios (-520), Joseph II of Constantinople (1360), Ageladas (-600), and Cleisthenes of Sicyon (-701).

Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Timoleon ranks 131Before him are Antilochus (null), Georgios Papandreou (1888), Agis II (-490), Machaon (null), Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (1905), and Piri Mehmed Pasha (1458). After him are Loukas Notaras (1402), Andronikos Palaiologos (1400), Euphronios (-520), Cleisthenes of Sicyon (-701), Cylon of Athens (-700), and Lais of Corinth (-400).