POLITICIAN

Ephialtes

590 BC - 461 BC

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Ephialtes (Ancient Greek: Ἐφιάλτης, Ephialtēs) was an ancient Athenian politician and an early leader of the democratic movement there. In the late 460s BC, he oversaw reforms that diminished the power of the Areopagus, a traditional bastion of conservatism, and which are considered by many modern historians to mark the beginning of the radical democracy for which Athens would become famous. These powers included the scrutiny and control of office holders, and the judicial functions in state trials. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ephialtes has received more than 233,471 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ephialtes is the 3,278th most popular politician (down from 2,412th in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from Greece (down from 177th in 2019) and the 85th most popular Greek Politician.

Ephialtes is most famous for telling the Persians about the secret passage through the cliffs of Thermopylae.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ephialtes ranks 3,278 out of 19,576. Before him are Mihály Károlyi, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Ferdinand II of Portugal, Junichiro Koizumi, Princess Thyra of Denmark, and Rudolph II of Burgundy. After him are U Nu, Al-Hakam I, Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, Mikhail Mishustin, and Charles Felix of Sardinia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 590 BC, Ephialtes ranks 4. Before him are Śuddhodana, Psamtik III, and Cleobulus. After him are Baruch ben Neriah, Xanthippus, and Antenor. Among people deceased in 461 BC, Ephialtes ranks 1. 

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    Ephialtes

    POLITICIAN

    590 BC - 461 BC

    HPI: 62.43

    Rank: 1

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Ephialtes ranks 217 out of 1,024. Before him are Antiochus V Eupator (-173), Demaratus (-600), Agis IV (-265), Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), Pelopidas (-450), and Cecrops I (null). After him are Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903), Antiphon (-480), Pausanias of Sparta (null), Lafcadio Hearn (1850), Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906), and Mnesikles (-500).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Ephialtes ranks 85. Before him are Antiochus V Eupator (-173), Demaratus (-600), Agis IV (-265), Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), Pelopidas (-450), and Cecrops I (null). After him are Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903), Antiphon (-480), Pausanias of Sparta (null), Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906), Idomeneus of Crete (null), and Archidamus II (-450).

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