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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 92,888 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Gainas is the 862nd most popular military personnel (down from 818th in 2019), the 666th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 640th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Turkish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Gainas ranks 862 out of 1,468Before him are Peter Lacy, Pierre Dupont de l'Étang, Helmut Lent, Abu Bakr ibn Umar, David Farragut, and Alexey Maresyev. After him are Janko Bobetko, Joseph E. Johnston, Hans von Salmuth, Otto Wöhler, Paik Sun-yup, and Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400, Gainas ranks 40Before him are Julius Firmicus Maternus, Maximus of Hispania, Gjúki, Saint Fabiola, Claudius Silvanus, and Anthemius. After him are Asclepigenia, Flavius Bauto, Nepotianus, Justina, Juvencus, and Eusebia. Among people deceased in 401, Gainas ranks 4Before him are Pope Anastasius I, Priscus Attalus, and Stobaeus. After him are Olympiodorus of Thebes and Marcia Euphemia.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Gainas ranks 666 out of 1,301Before him are Ali Sami Yen (1886), Reşat Nuri Güntekin (1889), Mustafa Balel (1945), Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha (1713), Nausiphanes (-400), and Anthemius (400). After him are Matthew of Edessa (1100), Pir Sultan Abdal (1480), Philostorgius (368), John Argyropoulos (1415), Zannanza (-1350), and Lucia, Countess of Tripoli (1265).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Turkey

Among military personnels born in Turkey, Gainas ranks 19Before him are Süleyman Hüsnü Pasha (1838), Artaphernes (-600), Lala Şahin Pasha (1330), Nureddin Pasha (1873), Artabazos II (-400), and Ivan Isakov (1894). After him are Artabazos I of Phrygia (-600), Justinian (525), Bardas Phokas the Younger (940), Demetrios Ypsilantis (1793), Tatikios (1100), and Alexios Apokaukos (1250).