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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Datames

500 BC - 365 BC

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Datames (Old Persian: Dātama or Dātāma, Aramaic: Tadanmu, Ancient Greek: Δατάμης, romanized: Datámēs; 407 BC – 362 BC), also known as Tarkamuwa, was an Iranian military leader, who served as the governor (satrap) of the Achaemenid satrapy of Cappadocia (or Cilicia; the evidence is contradictory) from the 380s BC to 362 BC. A Carian by birth, he was the son of Camissares by a Paphlagonian mother. His father being satrap of Cilicia under Artaxerxes II, and high in the favour of that monarch, Datames became one of the king's bodyguards; and having in this capacity distinguished himself in the war against the Cadusii, was appointed to succeed his father (who had fallen in that war) in the government of his province. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Datames has received more than 36,264 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Datames is the 1,368th most popular military personnel (down from 1,208th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 36k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Datames ranks 1,368 out of 1,468Before her are Hermann Boehm, James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, John Burgoyne, Pavel Kurochkin, Tommy Franks, and William D. Leahy. After her are Nikolay Shchors, Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu, Ronald Speirs, Shirase Nobu, and Vladimir Tributs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Datames ranks 74Before her are Stateira, Hecatomnus, Xanthus, Ajita Kesakambali, Myrtis of Anthedon, and Tithraustes. After her are Anaxilas, Argaeus II of Macedon, Aeropus II of Macedon, Alcetas II of Macedon, Pharnaces II of Phrygia, and Orontes I. Among people deceased in 365 BC, Datames ranks 5Before her are Antisthenes, Marcus Furius Camillus, Euclid of Megara, and Ptolemy of Aloros.

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