# Demetrius of Phalerum

> A philosopher who became a city manager: Demetrius governed Athens for a decade under Macedonian appointment, threading the needle between reform and oligarchy before exile sent him from power to the library court of Alexandria.

*Greek statesman and philosopher (c.350–c.280 BC)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/demetrius-of-phalerum

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** -350
- **Died:** -283
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born around 350 BC in Phalerum, Athens' ancient port, Demetrius studied under Theophrastus and possibly Aristotle, joining the early Peripatetic school. Cassander, King of Macedon, appointed him to govern Athens as sole ruler, a position he held for ten years. He reformed the legal system while maintaining oligarchic control favorable to his patron. In 307 BC his enemies drove him out. He fled first to Thebes, then after 297 BC to Alexandria's court, where he turned from statecraft to scholarship, writing extensively on history, rhetoric, and literary criticism. He died around 280 BC, his career a rare arc from philosophy student to autocrat to exiled writer.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 22.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #Philosophy, #Ancient History

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313286)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrius_of_Phalerum)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Demetrius%20of%20Phalerum)
- [Falerli Demetri](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falerli_Demetri)
- [Дземетрый Фалерскі](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96)
- [Деметрий Фалерски](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8)
- [Demetri de Falèron](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetri_de_Fal%C3%A8ron)
- [Démétrios z Faléru](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9m%C3%A9trios_z_Fal%C3%A9ru)
- [Demetrios von Phaleron](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrios_von_Phaleron)
- [Δημήτριος ο Φαληρεύς](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%94%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%AE%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%BF_%CE%A6%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%81%CE%B5%CF%8D%CF%82)
- [Demetrio](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrio)
- [Demetrio de Falero](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrio_de_Falero)
- [Demetrios Phaleronist](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrios_Phaleronist)
- [Demetrios Falerokoa](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrios_Falerokoa)
- [دمتریوس فالرومی](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B3_%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C)
- [Demetrios Faleronlainen](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrios_Faleronlainen)
- [Démétrios de Phalère](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9m%C3%A9trios_de_Phal%C3%A8re)
- [Demetrio de Falero](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrio_de_Falero)
- [דמטריוס מפלרון](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%9E%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A1_%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9F)
- [Démétriosz (peripatetikus filozófus)](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9m%C3%A9triosz_(peripatetikus_filoz%C3%B3fus))
- [Դեմետրիոս Ֆալերցի](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B4%D5%A5%D5%B4%D5%A5%D5%BF%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%B8%D5%BD_%D5%96%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%A5%D6%80%D6%81%D5%AB)
- [Demetrios dari Faleron](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrios_dari_Faleron)
- [Demetríos frá Faleron](https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetr%C3%ADos_fr%C3%A1_Faleron)
- [Demetrio Falereo](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrio_Falereo)
- [パレロンのデメトリオス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%AC%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%81%AE%E3%83%87%E3%83%A1%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B9)
- [Wikiquote](https://fr.wikiquote.org/wiki/D%C3%A9m%C3%A9trios_de_Phal%C3%A8re)
- [ديميتريوس الفالرومي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8A)
- [ديميتريوس الفالرومى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D9%89)

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