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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 44,485 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander of Pherae is the 8,337th most popular politician (down from 7,075th in 2019).

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  • 17

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  • 7.73

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  • 1.49

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alexander of Pherae ranks 8,337 out of 15,577Before him are Joan of France, Duchess of Brittany, Abdallah al-Adil, Christiane Taubira, Muhammad bin Nayef, Otto, Duke of Lower Lorraine, and Ashot III of Armenia. After him are Ragibagh Khan, Nan Geng, Geng Ding, Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Achille Varzi, and Hàm Nghi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Alexander of Pherae ranks 56Before him are Leontion, Cleitarchus, Hecataeus of Abdera, Anniceris, Bryaxis, and Crates of Athens. After him are Crantor, Antimachus, Ada of Caria, Taxiles, Lais of Hyccara, and Publius Decius Mus. Among people deceased in 358 BC, Alexander of Pherae ranks 3Before him are Artaxerxes II of Persia and Bardylis.

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