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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Craterus

370 BC - 321 BC

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Craterus or Krateros (Greek: Κρατερός; c. 370 BC – 321 BC) was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great and one of the Diadochi. Throughout his life, he was a loyal royalist and supporter of Alexander the Great. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Craterus has received more than 259,864 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Craterus is the 228th most popular military personnel (down from 222nd in 2019), the 150th most popular biography from Greece (down from 149th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Greek Military Personnel.

Craterus is most famous for being a Macedonian general and close friend of Alexander the Great.

Memorability Metrics

  • 260k

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  • 65.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Craterus ranks 228 out of 1,468Before him are Otto Carius, Bai Qi, Kim Philby, Karl-Otto Koch, Pausanias, and Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy. After him are Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne, Otto Günsche, Lysander, Henning von Tresckow, Hasso von Manteuffel, and Erwin von Witzleben.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 370 BC, Craterus ranks 2Before him is Apelles. After him are Cleitus the Black, Eudemus of Rhodes, Callippus, and Neoptolemus I of Epirus. Among people deceased in 321 BC, Craterus ranks 3Before him are Aristotle and Perdiccas. After him are King Xian of Zhou, Neoptolemus, and Archon of Pella.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Craterus ranks 150 out of 936Before him are Sophia Palaiologina (1455), Demetrius of Phalerum (-350), Agesilaus II (-444), Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (-506), Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776), and Pausanias (null). After him are Longus (110), Pleistarchus (-500), Lysander (-401), Prodicus (-460), Georgios Papadopoulos (1919), and Antipope Alexander V (1339).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece

Among military personnels born in Greece, Craterus ranks 14Before him are Hephaestion (-356), Cimon (-510), Mardonius (-600), Djemal Pasha (1872), Parmenion (-400), and Pausanias (null). After him are Lysander (-401), Pittacus of Mytilene (-650), Nearchus (-356), Thrasybulus (-440), Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770), and George Maniakes (998).