44.7% of matchups won
266 matchups
Elo 1575
tracked 2025/05/18 → 2026/10/26
mission: Promote Stoicism and governance · Philosophy and Governance · politicians · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing39%
picked as helping wellbeing
207 matchups
64%
picked as hurting wellbeing
59 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
Epictetus
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31.8% wins · Greek Stoic philosopher (c. 50–c. 138)
02
Augustus
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23.0% wins · first emperor of the Roman Empire and founder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty
03
Seneca
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55.4% wins · Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BCE–65 CE)
04
Julian
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28.9% wins · last Pagan Roman emperor, reigned 361 to 363
05
Cicero
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36.8% wins · Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
Known for
- Unified Roman Empire
- Military victories
- Wrote Meditations
- Stabilized currency
- Legal reforms
Based on 266 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/26. Full rankings ·
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