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Brasidas

500 BC - 422 BC

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Brasidas (Greek: Βρασίδας, died 422 BC) was the most distinguished Spartan officer during the first decade of the Peloponnesian War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brasidas has received more than 389,576 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Brasidas is the 2,447th most popular politician (down from 1,832nd in 2019), the 178th most popular biography from Greece (down from 150th in 2019) and the 65th most popular Greek Politician.

Braidas is most famous for the Battle of Thermopylae, in which he was a Spartan general.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Brasidas ranks 2,447 out of 15,577. Before him are Emperor Suzong of Tang, John VII Palaiologos, Haakon IV of Norway, Urukagina, Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, and Bahram V. After him are James II of Scotland, Ehud, Florianus, Atossa, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, and Zimri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Brasidas ranks 19. Before him are Pāṇini, Pleistarchus, Zeuxis, Ajatashatru, Nicias, and Meton of Athens. After him are Sogdianus of Persia, Mnesikles, Archelaus, Polygnotus, Fan Li, and Eubulides. Among people deceased in 422 BC, Brasidas ranks 2. Before him is Cleon. After him are Cratinus and Ion of Chios.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Brasidas ranks 178 out of 936. Before him are Meton of Athens (-500), Periander (-700), Antigonus II Gonatas (-319), Cleomenes III (-260), Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907), and Ephialtes (-590). After him are Speusippus (-407), Admetus (null), Theopompus (-400), Archidamus II (-450), Calchas (null), and Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (1911).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Brasidas ranks 65. Before him are Aeschines (-389), Nicias (-500), Antigonus II Gonatas (-319), Cleomenes III (-260), Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907), and Ephialtes (-590). After him are Admetus (null), Archidamus II (-450), Calchas (null), Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (1911), Cecrops I (null), and Telamon (null).

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