POLITICIAN

Gaius Marcius Coriolanus

600 BC - 500 BC

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Gnaeus (or Gaius) Marcius Coriolanus was a Roman general who is said to have lived in the 5th century BC. He received his toponymic cognomen "Coriolanus" following his courageous actions during a Roman siege of the Volscian city of Corioli. He was subsequently exiled from Rome, and led troops of Rome's enemy the Volsci to besiege the city. In later ancient times, it was generally accepted by historians that Coriolanus was a real historical individual, and a consensus narrative story of his life appeared, retold by leading historians such as Livy, Plutarch, and Dionysius of Halicarnassus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaius Marcius Coriolanus has received more than 490,329 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Gaius Marcius Coriolanus is the 2,295th most popular politician (down from 1,991st in 2019).

Gaius Marcius Coriolanus is most famous for being a Roman general who was exiled from Rome because he attacked his own city.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus ranks 2,295 out of 19,576. Before him are Burhanuddin Rabbani, Senusret II, Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, Nicias, and Athalaric. After him are Antigonus II Gonatas, Pak Hon-yong, Childebert II, Raisa Gorbacheva, Viriathus, and Theuderic III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus ranks 25. Before him are Lucius Junius Brutus, Nahum, Chilon of Sparta, Hippias, Thespis, and Theano. After him are Cleomenes I, Mahapajapati Gotami, Aristagoras, Ibycus, Neriglissar, and Demaratus. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus ranks 11. Before him are Polykleitos, Hippasus, Artemisia I of Caria, Diogenes of Apollonia, Rāhula, and Obadiah. After him are Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, Demaratus, Lars Porsena, Polygnotus, Kapila, and Amestris.

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