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Basiliscus

500 - 476

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Basiliscus (Greek: Βασιλίσκος, translit. 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basiliscus has received more than 453,066 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Basiliscus is the 2,757th most popular politician (down from 2,523rd in 2019), the 319th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 304th in 2019) and the 174th 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

  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Basiliscus ranks 2,757 out of 15,577. Before him are Khieu Samphan, Theophano, Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain, Emperor Dezong of Tang, Philibert II, Duke of Savoy, and Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy. After him are Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, Fatma Sultan, Stefan Löfven, Samora Machel, Ptolemy XI Alexander II, and Heinrich Lübke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500, Basiliscus ranks 8. Before him are Theodora, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Totila, Pope Vigilius, Sigismund of Burgundy, and Peroz I. After him are Nonnus, Yazdegerd II, Ambrosius Aurelianus, Ildico, Antipope Dioscorus, and Gundobad. Among people deceased in 476, Basiliscus ranks 2. Before him is Orestes.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Basiliscus ranks 319 out of 1,301. Before him are Libanius (314), Zosimus (460), Fritigern (400), Sostratus of Cnidus (-290), Theophilus of Antioch (140), and Megasthenes (-350). After him are Fatma Sultan (1605), André Chénier (1762), Telipinu (-1600), Artemidorus (200), Ibn Hawqal (943), and Gevherhan Sultan (1605).

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Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Basiliscus ranks 174. Before him are Constantine Laskaris (1170), Ptolemy Philadelphus (-36), Alexander Ypsilantis (1792), Candaules (-800), Attalus III (-170), and Fritigern (400). After him are Fatma Sultan (1605), Telipinu (-1600), Gevherhan Sultan (1605), Şehzade Mehmed (1605), Andronikos IV Palaiologos (1348), and David of Trebizond (1408).

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