PHILOSOPHER

Zeno of Sidon

150 BC - 75 BC

Zeno of Sidon

Zeno of Sidon (Ancient Greek: Ζήνων ὁ Σιδώνιος; c. 150 – c. 75 BC) was a Greek Epicurean philosopher from the Seleucid city of Sidon. His writings have not survived, but there are some epitomes of his lectures preserved among the writings of his pupil Philodemus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zeno of Sidon is the 580th most popular philosopher (down from 537th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 36th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Lebanese Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Zeno of Sidon ranks 580 out of 1,267. Before him are Nicos Poulantzas, Étienne-Gabriel Morelly, María Zambrano, Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, Alan Watts, and Pierre Charron. After him are Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Usman dan Fodio, Georges Canguilhem, Al-Baydawi, Gaetano Mosca, and Chaïm Perelman.

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Nicos Poulantzas
1936 - 1979
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 574
Étienne-Gabriel Morelly
1717 - 1778
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 575
María Zambrano
1904 - 1991
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 576
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause
1781 - 1832
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 577
Alan Watts
1915 - 1973
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 578
Pierre Charron
1541 - 1603
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 579
Zeno of Sidon
150 BC - 75 BC
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 580
Shneur Zalman of Liadi
1745 - 1812
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 581
Usman dan Fodio
1754 - 1817
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 582
Georges Canguilhem
1904 - 1995
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 583
Al-Baydawi
1201 - Present
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 584
Gaetano Mosca
1858 - 1941
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 585
Chaïm Perelman
1912 - 1984
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 586

Contemporaries

Among people born in 150 BC, Zeno of Sidon ranks 12. Before him are Publius Ventidius Bassus, Gannicus, Aulus Gabinius, Tigranes I, Antiochus XII Dionysus, and Mithridates II of Parthia. After him are Huo Guang, Wei Qing, Artemidorus Ephesius, Demetrius III Eucaerus, Lucius Licinius Lucullus, and Mithridates IV of Pontus. Among people deceased in 75 BC, Zeno of Sidon ranks 1. After him is Alexander Polyhistor.

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Publius Ventidius Bassus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
150 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 6
Gannicus
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 7
Aulus Gabinius
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 47 BC
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 8
Tigranes I
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 95 BC
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 9
Antiochus XII Dionysus
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 84 BC
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 10
Mithridates II of Parthia
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 88 BC
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 11
Zeno of Sidon
PHILOSOPHER
150 BC - 75 BC
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 12
Huo Guang
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 68 BC
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 13
Wei Qing
MILITARY PERSONNEL
150 BC - 106 BC
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 14
Artemidorus Ephesius
GEOGRAPHER
150 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 15
Demetrius III Eucaerus
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 88 BC
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 16
Lucius Licinius Lucullus
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 17
Mithridates IV of Pontus
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 18