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Demaratus

600 BC - 500 BC

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Demaratus (Greek: Δημάρατος, Demaratos; Doric: Δαμάρατος, Damaratos) was a king of Sparta from around 515 BC to 491 BC. The 15th of the Eurypontid line, he was the first son born to his father, King Ariston. As king, Demaratus is known chiefly for his opposition to the co-ruling Spartan king, Cleomenes I. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Demaratus has received more than 143,549 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Demaratus is the 3,170th most popular politician (down from 2,985th in 2019), the 213th most popular biography from Greece (down from 211th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Greek Politician.

Demaratus was a king of Sparta who was exiled from his homeland and became a citizen of Persia. He is most famous for warning Xerxes about the difficulties that would arise if he invaded Greece.

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  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Demaratus ranks 3,170 out of 15,577. Before him are Vratislaus II of Bohemia, Shamshi-Adad V, Philotas, Baydu, Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, and Kuniaki Koiso. After him are Sa'id of Egypt, Nicola Amati, Al-Muqtadir, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Hetepheres I, and Demetris Christofias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Demaratus ranks 30. Before him are Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, Cleomenes I, Mahapajapati Gotami, Ibycus, Datis, and Lars Porsena. After him are Neriglissar, Horatius Cocles, Artaphernes, Hipparchus, Hiero I of Syracuse, and Aristagoras. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Demaratus ranks 14. Before him are Rāhula, Diogenes of Apollonia, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, Obadiah, and Lars Porsena. After him are Polygnotus, Eurybiades, Himilco, Amestris, Anytus, and Ageladas.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Demaratus ranks 213 out of 936. Before him are Agis IV (-265), Lafcadio Hearn (1850), Pelopidas (-450), Bacchylides (-490), Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869), and Cylon of Athens (-700). After him are Philostratus (170), Konstantinos Stephanopoulos (1926), Archelaus (-500), Agathon (-448), Alexander I of Epirus (-362), and Thessalonike of Macedon (-352).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Demaratus ranks 84. Before him are Andreas Papandreou (1919), Philopoemen (-253), Agis IV (-265), Pelopidas (-450), Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869), and Cylon of Athens (-700). After him are Konstantinos Stephanopoulos (1926), Alexander I of Epirus (-362), Thessalonike of Macedon (-352), Antiphon (-480), Herodes Atticus (101), and Hipparchus (-600).

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