Thrasymachus

5th-century BC Greek sophist
Person human Q320955
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Thrasymachus was born in 459 BC in Chalcedon. He was a philosopher whose field was philosophy.

Thrasymachus

Summary

Thrasymachus is a human[1]. Born in Chalcedon[2], he… he was born on 459 BC[3]. He died on 399 BC[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (553 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Thrasymachus was born in Chalcedon[2].
  • Thrasymachus was born on 459 BC[3].
  • Thrasymachus died on 399 BC[4].
  • Thrasymachus worked as a philosopher[5].
  • Thrasymachus's field of work was philosophy[7].
  • Thrasymachus is recorded as male[8].
  • Thrasymachus's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Thrasymachus's manner of death is recorded as suicide[10].
  • Thrasymachus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[11].
  • Thrasymachus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[12].
  • Thrasymachus's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek[13].
  • Thrasymachus's writing language is recorded as Ancient Greek[14].
  • Thrasymachus's significant place is recorded as Chalcedon[15].
  • Thrasymachus's P14536 is recorded as 363726[16].

Body

Origins and Family

Thrasymachus's place of birth was Chalcedon[2]. He was born on 459 BC[3].

Career and Affiliations

Thrasymachus's professions included philosopher[5]. His field of work was philosophy[7].

Death and Burial

Thrasymachus died on 399 BC[4].

Why It Matters

Thrasymachus ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (553 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

Where was Thrasymachus born?

Thrasymachus's place of birth was Chalcedon[2].

What did Thrasymachus do for work?

Thrasymachus worked as philosopher[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . De Oratore. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19h ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 33
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'az', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 14d ago · THEbotIT bot · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, Pauly–Wissowa
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q1138524]], Add reference to a lexicon article."
  3. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 363726
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14536]]: 363726, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  4. 21w ago · JBradyK · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant place → Chalcedon
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7153]]: [[Q337381]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778423652304"
  5. 21w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Writing language → Ancient Greek
    Described by source → Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, Pauly–Wissowa
    Instance of → —
    Manner of death → suicide
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30468|batch #30468]]: add P1810 to P5739 2/3"
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