PHILOSOPHER

Zoilus

400 BC - 320 BC

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Zoilus (Greek: Ζωΐλος Zoilos; c. 400 – 320 BC) was a Greek grammarian and literary critic from Amphipolis in Eastern Macedonia, then known as Thrace. He took the name Homeromastix (Ὁμηρομάστιξ "Homer whipper"; gen.: Ὁμηρομάστιγος) later in life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zoilus is the 598th most popular philosopher (down from 564th in 2019), the 354th most popular biography from Greece (down from 336th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Greek Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Zoilus ranks 598 out of 1,267. Before him are Jean Hyppolite, Werner Jaeger, Vilém Flusser, Hans Blumenberg, Byung-Chul Han, and David Hartley. After him are Constantin von Tischendorf, Jonathan Edwards, Jacques Ellul, Emer de Vattel, Henry Corbin, and Johannes Bugenhagen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Zoilus ranks 35. Before him are Crates of Athens, Apama, Crantor, Arete of Cyrene, Attalus, and Dinocrates. After him are Gan De, Amastrine, Eurydice of Egypt, Acrotatus II, Campaspe, and King Nan of Zhou. Among people deceased in 320 BC, Zoilus ranks 3. Before him are Theopompus, and Anaxarchus. After him are Anaximenes of Lampsacus, and Dinostratus.

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  • Photo of Crates of Athens

    Crates of Athens

    PHILOSOPHER

    400 BC - 268 BC

    HPI: 65.54

    Rank: 29

  • Photo of Apama

    Apama

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - Present

    HPI: 65.52

    Rank: 30

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    Crantor

    PHILOSOPHER

    400 BC - 276 BC

    HPI: 65.35

    Rank: 31

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    Arete of Cyrene

    PHILOSOPHER

    400 BC - 340 BC

    HPI: 65.25

    Rank: 32

  • Photo of Attalus

    Attalus

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 336 BC

    HPI: 65.15

    Rank: 33

  • Photo of Dinocrates

    Dinocrates

    ARCHITECT

    400 BC - 360 BC

    HPI: 64.98

    Rank: 34

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    Zoilus

    PHILOSOPHER

    400 BC - 320 BC

    HPI: 64.73

    Rank: 35

  • Photo of Gan De

    Gan De

    ASTRONOMER

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 64.54

    Rank: 36

  • Photo of Amastrine

    Amastrine

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 284 BC

    HPI: 64.17

    Rank: 37

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    Eurydice of Egypt

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 300 BC

    HPI: 64.07

    Rank: 38

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    Acrotatus II

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 262 BC

    HPI: 64.07

    Rank: 39

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    Campaspe

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    400 BC - 360 BC

    HPI: 63.75

    Rank: 40

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    King Nan of Zhou

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - Present

    HPI: 63.60

    Rank: 41

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Zoilus ranks 354 out of 1,024. Before him are Nikolaos Gyzis (1842), Conon (-401), Nicos Poulantzas (1936), Michael Glykas (1125), Callimachus (-600), and Diagoras of Melos (-450). After him are Laonikos Chalkokondyles (1423), Perictione (-500), Aspasia Manos (1896), Lycophron (-320), Glaucus of Corinth (null), and Cebes (-500).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Zoilus ranks 43. Before him are Eudemus of Rhodes (-370), Phaedo of Elis (-401), Anaxarchus (-380), Polemon (-400), Crates of Athens (-400), and Nicos Poulantzas (1936). After him are Cebes (-500), Aeschines of Sphettus (-430), Aristo of Chios (-300), Onesicritus (-360), Menedemus (-340), and Glaucon (-445).

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