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Aratus of Sicyon

271 BC - 213 BC

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Aratus of Sicyon (Ancient Greek: Ἄρατος ὁ Σικυώνιος; 271–213 BC) was a politician and military commander of Hellenistic Greece. He was elected strategos of the Achaean League 17 times, leading the League through numerous military campaigns including the Cleomenean War and the Social War. Aratus was exiled to Argos at the age of seven, after his father, the magistrate of Sicyon, was killed in a coup. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aratus of Sicyon has received more than 157,812 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Aratus of Sicyon is the 6,165th most popular politician (down from 6,038th in 2019), the 351st most popular biography from Greece (down from 347th in 2019) and the 150th most popular Greek Politician.

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  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.90

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  • 2.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Aratus of Sicyon ranks 6,165 out of 19,576. Before him are Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria, Pleistoanax, Chung Hong-won, Pontiac, Ratchis, and Petru Rareș. After him are Herman VI, Margrave of Baden, Alexander Gorchakov, Matvei Zakharov, Mesha, Milan Babić, and Khải Định.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 271 BC, Aratus of Sicyon ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 213 BC, Aratus of Sicyon ranks 1. After him is Achaeus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Aratus of Sicyon ranks 351 out of 1,024. Before him are Paeonius (-500), Leotychidas (-540), Isaac Carasso (1874), Aeschines of Sphettus (-430), Alexandros Panagoulis (1939), and Pleistoanax (-500). After him are Eupolis (-446), Posidippus (-310), Aspasia Manos (1896), Iphicrates (-415), Brennus (-301), and Eurydice of Egypt (-400).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Aratus of Sicyon ranks 150. Before him are Alexis Tsipras (1974), Alexander V of Macedon (-390), Ariston of Sparta (-550), Antilochus (null), Alexandros Panagoulis (1939), and Pleistoanax (-500). After him are Brennus (-301), Eurydice of Egypt (-400), Simeon Uroš (1326), Agis III (-350), Loukas Notaras (1402), and Philip I of Macedon (-700).

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