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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. He was the 15th ruler of the Eurypontid dynasty and the firstborn son of King Ariston. During his reign, Demaratus is best known for his opposition to his co-ruler, King Cleomenes I of the Agiad dynasty. This rivalry ultimately led to his dethronement around 491 BC, following Cleomenes' accusations of illegitimacy and political maneuvering. After his removal from power, Demaratus sought refuge in the Achaemenid Empire, where he was welcomed by King Darius I. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Demaratus has received more than 153,642 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Demaratus is the 3,176th most popular politician (down from 3,161st in 2019), the 212th most popular biography from Greece (up from 213th in 2019) and the 80th 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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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Demaratus ranks 3,176 out of 19,576. Before him are Jacobo Árbenz, Gyeongjong of Goryeo, Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Muhammadu Buhari, Djedkare Isesi, and Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy. After him are Raymond of Poitiers, Milonia Caesonia, Heshen, Henry I, Duke of Bavaria, James Francis Edward Stuart, and Otto Wille Kuusinen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Demaratus ranks 31. Before him are Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, Cleomenes I, Mahapajapati Gotami, Aristagoras, Ibycus, and Neriglissar. After him are Lars Porsena, Hiero I of Syracuse, Datis, Horatius Cocles, Hipparchus, and Gelon. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Demaratus ranks 13. Before him are Artemisia I of Caria, Diogenes of Apollonia, Rāhula, Obadiah, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, and Gorgo, Queen of Sparta. After him are Lars Porsena, Polygnotus, Kapila, Amestris, Himilco, and Xanthippus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Demaratus ranks 212 out of 1,024. Before him are Cleomenes III (-260), Stilpo (-359), Thessalonike of Macedon (-352), Andreas Papandreou (1919), Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), and Antiochus V Eupator (-173). After him are Agis IV (-265), Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), Pelopidas (-450), Cecrops I (null), Ephialtes (-590), and Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Demaratus ranks 80. Before him are Gotse Delchev (1872), Cleomenes III (-260), Thessalonike of Macedon (-352), Andreas Papandreou (1919), Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), and Antiochus V Eupator (-173). After him are Agis IV (-265), Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), Pelopidas (-450), Cecrops I (null), Ephialtes (-590), and Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903).

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