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Alexander of Pherae

400 BC - 358 BC

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Alexander (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος) was Tyrant or Despot of Pherae in Thessaly, ruling from 369 to c. 356 BC. Following the assassination of Jason, the tyrant of Pherae and Tagus of Thessaly, in 370 BC, his brother Polyphron ruled for a year, but he was then poisoned by Alexander who assumed power himself. Alexander governed tyrannically and was constantly seeking to control Thessaly and the kingdom of Macedonia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander of Pherae has received more than 47,583 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Alexander of Pherae is the 9,568th most popular politician (down from 8,313th in 2019).

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alexander of Pherae ranks 9,568 out of 19,576. Before him are Manuel González Flores, Lorenzo Celsi, Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Svetozar Pribićević, Mulayam Singh Yadav, and George Tupou II. After him are Peter II of Cyprus, Adolf Wagner, Chunghye of Goryeo, Pietro IV Candiano, Seru Epenisa Cakobau, and Christian Schmidt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Alexander of Pherae ranks 67. Before him are Hecataeus of Abdera, Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus, Khabash, Cleitarchus, Neoptolemus, and Cleomenes of Naucratis. After him are Quintus Hortensius, Mahapadma Nanda, Leosthenes, Bryaxis, Alexander of Lyncestis, and Gaius Licinius Stolo. Among people deceased in 358 BC, Alexander of Pherae ranks 3. Before him are Artaxerxes II of Persia, and Bardylis.

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