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Brennus

301 BC - 279 BC

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Brennus (or Brennos) (died 279 BC at Delphi, Ancient Greece) was one of the Gaulish leaders of the army of the Gallic invasion of the Balkans. While invading the Greek mainland he managed to momentarily reach as far south as Delphi in an attempt to loot the rich treasury of the sanctuary of Apollo. His army suffered a devastating defeat at Delphi; he was heavily injured during the battle and committed suicide there. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brennus has received more than 145,277 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Brennus is the 6,406th most popular politician (down from 6,056th in 2019), the 356th most popular biography from Greece (down from 348th in 2019) and the 151st most popular Greek Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Brennuses by language

Over the past year Brennus has had the most page views in the with 13,559 views, followed by Russian (4,342), and French (3,899). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (69.75%), Welsh (38.52%), and Spanish (27.54%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Brennus ranks 6,406 out of 19,576. Before him are Damat Ibrahim Pasha, Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, Jorge Batlle, Eurybiades, Taejodae of Goguryeo, and He Zizhen. After him are Ansprand, Chan Santokhi, Alexander Rutskoy, Alikhan Bukeikhanov, Theudoald, and Kara Davud Pasha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 301 BC, Brennus ranks 5. Before him are Herostratus, Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon, Eurydice II of Macedon, and Sisygambis. After him are Magas of Cyrene, and Euphranor. Among people deceased in 279 BC, Brennus ranks 3. Before him are Ptolemy Keraunos, and Stilpo. After him are Meleager, Antipater Etesias, and Publius Decius Mus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Brennus ranks 356 out of 1,024. Before him are Pleistoanax (-500), Aratus of Sicyon (-271), Eupolis (-446), Posidippus (-310), Aspasia Manos (1896), and Iphicrates (-415). After him are Eurydice of Egypt (-400), Peithon (-355), Simeon Uroš (1326), Agis III (-350), Loukas Notaras (1402), and Jannis Kounellis (1936).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Brennus ranks 151. Before him are Alexander V of Macedon (-390), Ariston of Sparta (-550), Antilochus (null), Alexandros Panagoulis (1939), Pleistoanax (-500), and Aratus of Sicyon (-271). After him are Eurydice of Egypt (-400), Simeon Uroš (1326), Agis III (-350), Loukas Notaras (1402), Philip I of Macedon (-700), and Diagoras of Rhodes (-500).

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