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Critias

460 BC - 403 BC

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Critias (; Greek: Κριτίας, Kritias; c. 460 – 403 BC) was an ancient Athenian poet, philosopher and political leader. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Critias has received more than 312,129 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Critias is the 1,344th most popular politician (down from 964th in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Greece (down from 85th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Greek Politician.

Critias is most famous for being the author of the dialogue "Timaeus" and "Critias." The dialogue "Timaeus" is a discussion of the creation of the world and the dialogue "Critias" is a discussion of the lost history of Athens.

Memorability Metrics

  • 310k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Critias ranks 1,344 out of 15,577. Before him are Ferdinand III of Castile, Frederick I of Denmark, Colin Powell, John Tyler, Anne Neville, and Psamtik I. After him are Emmanuel Macron, Seljuk, Toghon Temür, Valdemar IV of Denmark, Henri, Count of Chambord, and Alexander of Greece.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 460 BC, Critias ranks 5. Before him are Hippocrates, Democritus, Thucydides, and Diogenes of Apollonia. After him are Prodicus and Verginia. Among people deceased in 403 BC, Critias ranks 2. Before him is Nehemiah. After him is Theramenes.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Critias ranks 118 out of 936. Before him are Philomena (291), Eleftherios Venizelos (1864), Polycrates (-600), Melina Mercouri (1920), Karolos Papoulias (1929), and John V Palaiologos (1332). After him are Alexander of Greece (1893), Pope Hyginus (100), Perseus of Macedon (-212), Mardonius (-600), Gülnuş Sultan (1642), and Phaedrus (-20).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Critias ranks 44. Before him are Necho II (-625), Agrippina the Elder (-14), Eleftherios Venizelos (1864), Polycrates (-600), Karolos Papoulias (1929), and John V Palaiologos (1332). After him are Alexander of Greece (1893), Perseus of Macedon (-212), Gülnuş Sultan (1642), Hippias (-600), Philip V of Macedon (-238), and Ioannis Metaxas (1871).

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