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Aeschines

389 BC - 314 BC

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Aeschines (; Greek: Ancient Greek: Αἰσχίνης Ἀτρομήτου Κοθωκίδης, romanized: Aischínēs Atromḗtou Kothōkídēs; 389–314 BC) was a Greek statesman and one of the ten Attic orators. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aeschines has received more than 204,190 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Aeschines is the 2,203rd most popular politician (down from 2,200th in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from Greece (up from 168th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Greek Politician.

Aeschines is most famous for his prosecution of Timarchus, a politician and orator who had been accused of prostituting himself.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Aeschines ranks 2,203 out of 19,576. Before him are Paul-Henri Spaak, Æthelflæd, Abaoji, Zog I of Albania, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, and Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo. After him are Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Seleucus II Callinicus, Amenemhat IV, Adolfo Suárez, Wen Jiabao, and Bernardo O'Higgins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 389 BC, Aeschines ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 314 BC, Aeschines ranks 2. Before him is Xenocrates.

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    Aeschines

    POLITICIAN

    389 BC - 314 BC

    HPI: 65.01

    Rank: 1

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    Xenocrates

    PHILOSOPHER

    396 BC - 314 BC

    HPI: 66.75

    Rank: 1

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    Aeschines

    POLITICIAN

    389 BC - 314 BC

    HPI: 65.01

    Rank: 2

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Aeschines ranks 160 out of 1,024. Before him are Epimenides (-690), Pausanias (null), Desmond Doss (1919), Pherecydes of Syros (-580), Euclid of Megara (-435), and Cleobulus (-590). After him are Cleon (-450), Crates of Thebes (-365), Spyridon Louis (1873), Craterus (-370), Nicias (-500), and Antigonus II Gonatas (-319).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Aeschines ranks 56. Before him are Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776), Georgios Papadopoulos (1919), Ephialtes of Trachis (-550), Sophia Palaiologina (1455), Gülnuş Sultan (1642), and Agesilaus II (-444). After him are Nicias (-500), Antigonus II Gonatas (-319), Thaïs (-400), Pleistarchus (-500), Brasidas (-500), and Cleomenes I (-600).

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