MILITARY PERSONNEL

Gainas

400 - 401

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Gainas (Greek: Γαϊνάς) was a Gothic leader who served the Eastern Roman Empire as magister militum during the reigns of Theodosius I and Arcadius. Gainas began his military career as a common foot-soldier, but later commanded the barbarian contingent of Theodosius' army against the usurper Eugenius in 394. Under the command of Gainas, a man of "no lineage", was the young Alaric of the Balti dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gainas has received more than 102,498 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Gainas is the 909th most popular military personnel (down from 862nd in 2019), the 128th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 664th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Turkish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Gainas ranks 909 out of 2,058. Before him are Walther von Lüttwitz, Vasili Mitrokhin, Yevgeny Miller, Henry Allingham, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma, and Hans Loritz. After him are Hydarnes II, Hermann Ehrhardt, Rudolf Schmidt, Jacques François Dugommier, Dan Shomron, and Karl Lennart Oesch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400, Gainas ranks 43. Before him are Justina, Aioulf, Charaton, Victor, Asclepigenia, and Julius Firmicus Maternus. After him are Syrianus, Varazdat, Sozomen, Flavius Bauto, Calcidius, and Anthemius. Among people deceased in 401, Gainas ranks 4. Before him are Pope Anastasius I, Stobaeus, and Priscus Attalus. After him are Olympiodorus of Thebes, and Marcia Euphemia.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Gainas ranks 128 out of 169. Before him are Artabazos I of Phrygia (-600), Roman of Bulgaria (930), Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha (1713), Marcellinus Comes (450), George I of Georgia (996), and Alexander of Tralles (525). After him are Ishpuini of Urartu (-900), Paul the Silentiary (520), Ariobarzanes of Pontus (-250), Eudoxius of Antioch (300), Helena Kantakouzene (1333), and Bohemond V of Antioch (1199).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Turkey

Among military personnels born in Turkey, Gainas ranks 5. Before him are Bardas Skleros (1000), Artabazos II (-400), Sosthenes of Macedon (-400), and Artabazos I of Phrygia (-600). After him are Mundus (450), and Tatikios (1100).

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