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Demetrius of Pharos

300 BC - 214 BC

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Demetrius of Pharos (also Pharus) (Ancient Greek: Δημήτριος ἐκ Φάρου and Δημήτριος ὁ Φάριος) was a ruler of Pharos involved in the First Illyrian War, after which he ruled a portion of the Illyrian Adriatic coast on behalf of the Romans, as a client king. Demetrius was a regent ruler to Pinnes, the son of Agron who was too young to rule as king. When the Romans were occupied with their own problems, he had grown stronger as an ally of Macedonia and also by conquering Dimallum. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Demetrius of Pharos has received more than 107,666 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Demetrius of Pharos is the 9,299th most popular politician (down from 8,191st in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Croatia (down from 108th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Croatian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Demetrius of Pharos ranks 9,299 out of 19,576Before him are Driss Jettou, Prasutagus, Prince Hisaaki, Demaratus of Corinth, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, and Bathilde d'Orléans. After him are Catherine of Valois–Courtenay, Wang Huning, Charles D. B. King, Georges Catroux, Ken Tyrrell, and Agenor Maria Gołuchowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300 BC, Demetrius of Pharos ranks 40Before him are Andragoras, Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, Bion of Smyrna, Quintus Fulvius Flaccus, Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus Messalla, and Marcus Livius Salinator. After him are Olympias II of Epirus, Lysandra, Hermippus of Smyrna, Quintus Caecilius Metellus, Lucius Cornelius Scipio, and Laodice I. Among people deceased in 214 BC, Demetrius of Pharos ranks 2Before him is Emperor Kōrei. After him is Hieronymus of Syracuse.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Demetrius of Pharos ranks 144 out of 700Before him are Dado Topić (1949), Zinka Milanov (1906), David Frankfurter (1909), Vladimir Bakarić (1912), Josip Bozanić (1949), and Archduke Karl Albrecht of Austria (1888). After him are Frano Selak (1929), Herman of Carinthia (1100), Marco Antonio de Dominis (1560), Zlatko Kranjčar (1956), Josip Belušić (1847), and Ivan Mažuranić (1814).

Among POLITICIANS In Croatia

Among politicians born in Croatia, Demetrius of Pharos ranks 39Before him are Ante Trumbić (1864), Pietro Tradonico (750), István Horthy (1904), Ivo Lola Ribar (1916), Josip Manolić (1920), and Vladimir Bakarić (1912). After him are Svetozar Pribićević (1875), Branko Mamula (1921), Savka Dabčević-Kučar (1923), Ivo Lapenna (1909), Franjo Rački (1828), and Lino Červar (1950).