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Basiliscus

500 - 476

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Basiliscus (Ancient Greek: Βασιλίσκος, romanized: Basilískos; died 476/477) was Eastern Roman emperor from 9 January 475 to August 476. He became magister militum per Thracias in 464, under his brother-in-law, Emperor Leo I (r. 457–474). Basiliscus commanded the army for an invasion of the Vandal Kingdom in 468, which was defeated at the Battle of Cape Bon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basiliscus has received more than 486,284 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Basiliscus is the 2,389th most popular politician (up from 2,749th in 2019), the 250th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 318th in 2019) and the 130th most popular Turkish Politician.

Basiliscus was the last of the Eastern Roman Emperors, and is most famous for his defeat by the Bulgarians under Asparukh in 680.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Basiliscus ranks 2,389 out of 19,576. Before him are Cao Huan, Kamehameha I, Vasily I of Moscow, John of Saxony, Infante Carlos, Count of Molina, and Shallum of Israel. After him are Samora Machel, Mikheil Saakashvili, Ivan Gašparovič, Alp-Tegin, Alfonso the Battler, and Sergei Witte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500, Basiliscus ranks 7. Before him are Procopius, Theodora, Totila, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Pope Vigilius, and Peroz I. After him are Nonnus, Sigismund of Burgundy, Yazdegerd II, Ildico, Gundobad, and Balash. Among people deceased in 476, Basiliscus ranks 1. After him are Orestes, and Marcus.

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Others Deceased in 476

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    Basiliscus

    POLITICIAN

    500 - 476

    HPI: 64.48

    Rank: 1

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    Orestes

    POLITICIAN

    420 - 476

    HPI: 61.23

    Rank: 2

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    Marcus

    NOBLEMAN

    500 - 476

    HPI: 49.13

    Rank: 3

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Basiliscus ranks 250 out of 1,347. Before him are Theodore the Studite (759), Cevdet Sunay (1899), André Chénier (1762), Novatian (220), John IV Laskaris (1250), and Michael IX Palaiologos (1277). After him are Ctesias (-440), Constantine Laskaris (1170), Michael V Kalaphates (1015), Andronikos V Palaiologos (1400), Antiochus VII Sidetes (-159), and Tansu Çiller (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Basiliscus ranks 130. Before him are Şehzade Abdullah (1776), Fatma Sultan (1605), Vitiges (475), Cevdet Sunay (1899), John IV Laskaris (1250), and Michael IX Palaiologos (1277). After him are Constantine Laskaris (1170), Michael V Kalaphates (1015), Andronikos V Palaiologos (1400), Antiochus VII Sidetes (-159), Andronikos IV Palaiologos (1348), and Necmettin Erbakan (1926).

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