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Aretas III

200 BC - 100 BC

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Aretas III (; Nabataean Aramaic: 𐢊𐢛𐢞𐢞‎ Ḥārītaṯ; Ancient Greek: Αρέτας Arétās) was king of the Nabataean kingdom from 87 to 62 BCE. Aretas ascended to the throne upon the death of his brother, Obodas I, in 87 BCE. During his reign, he extended his kingdom to cover what now forms the northern area of Jordan, the south of Syria, and part of Saudi Arabia. Probably the greatest of Aretas' conquests was that of Damascus, which secured his country's place as a serious political power of its time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aretas III has received more than 65,541 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Aretas III is the 8,481st most popular politician (down from 7,568th in 2019).

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Aretas III ranks 8,481 out of 19,576. Before her are Alexios IV of Trebizond, Frederick III, Duke of Austria, Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Stephen the Posthumous, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and Quietus. After her are William P. Rogers, Pavlos Kountouriotis, Gaius Cassius Longinus Varus, Ion I. C. Brătianu, Pierre-Étienne Flandin, and Agum II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200 BC, Aretas III ranks 39. Before her are Cleopatra of Pontus, Gotarzes I, Ariarathes VII of Cappadocia, Apollonius of Tralles, Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia, and Marcus Livius Drusus. After her are Jia Yi, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, Nicomedes II of Bithynia, Marcus Livius Drusus, Hiempsal II, and Teutobod. Among people deceased in 100 BC, Aretas III ranks 17. Before her are Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus, Apollonius Molon, Artemidorus Ephesius, Cleopatra of Pontus, Tiridates II of Parthia, and Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia. After her are Amanishakheto, Bion of Smyrna, Publius Ventidius Bassus, Hiempsal II, Seleucus VII Philometor, and Commius.

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