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Artaphernes

600 BC - 493 BC

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Artaphernes (Greek: Ἀρταφέρνης, Old Persian: Artafarna, from Median Rtafarnah), was influential circa 513–492 BC and was a brother of the Achaemenid king of Persia, Darius I. He was appointed satrap of Lydia from the capital of Sardis, and was a Persian general. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Artaphernes has received more than 90,461 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Artaphernes is the 4,161st most popular politician (down from 3,338th in 2019), the 350th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 361st in 2019) and the 167th most popular Turkish Politician.

Artaphernes is most famous for being the first Persian to be slain by the Greeks at the Battle of Marathon.

Memorability Metrics

  • 90k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Artaphernes ranks 4,161 out of 19,576. Before him are Rudolph III of Burgundy, Hans Aumeier, Milan Milutinović, Masamune, Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Josip Juraj Strossmayer. After him are Graça Machel, Hyeonjong of Goryeo, Julia the Younger, Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse, Peter I, Duke of Bourbon, and Andocides.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Artaphernes ranks 38. Before him are Lars Porsena, Hiero I of Syracuse, Datis, Horatius Cocles, Hipparchus, and Gelon. After him are Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, Callimachus, Amestris, Sextus Tarquinius, Agrippa Menenius Lanatus, and Publius Valerius Publicola. Among people deceased in 493 BC, Artaphernes ranks 1. After him are Agrippa Menenius Lanatus, and Histiaeus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Artaphernes ranks 350 out of 1,347. Before him are Diodotus Tryphon (-150), Ebussuud Efendi (1490), Gevherhan Sultan (1544), Zenodotus (-330), Ahmet Davutoğlu (1959), and Mammes of Caesarea (259). After him are Aziz Sancar (1946), Ahmet Tevfik Pasha (1845), Gülçiçek Hatun (1355), Aretaeus of Cappadocia (100), Boris II of Bulgaria (931), and Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha (1637).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Artaphernes ranks 167. Before him are Procopius (325), Leo I, King of Armenia (1150), Qara Yusuf (1357), Diodotus Tryphon (-150), Gevherhan Sultan (1544), and Ahmet Davutoğlu (1959). After him are Ahmet Tevfik Pasha (1845), Gülçiçek Hatun (1355), Boris II of Bulgaria (931), Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha (1637), Fan Noli (1882), and Isabella, Queen of Armenia (1216).

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