MILITARY PERSONNEL

Gaius Sulpicius Gallus

300 BC - 260 BC

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Gaius Sulpicius Gallus or Galus () was a general, statesman and orator of the Roman Republic. In 169 BC, he served as praetor urbanus. Under Lucius Aemilius Paulus, his intimate friend, he commanded the 2nd legion in the campaign against Perseus, king of Macedonia, and gained great reputation for having predicted a lunar eclipse on the night before the Battle of Pydna (168 BC). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaius Sulpicius Gallus has received more than 33,340 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Gaius Sulpicius Gallus is the 1,305th most popular military personnel (down from 1,188th in 2019).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Gaius Sulpicius Gallus ranks 1,305 out of 2,058. Before him are Ludwig von Reuter, Rolf Carls, Alexios Branas, Shigeyoshi Inoue, Friedrich Kirchner, and Nam Il. After him are Fayruz al-Daylami, Meleager, Adolphe Pégoud, Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, Laomedon of Mytilene, and Aliagha Shikhlinski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300 BC, Gaius Sulpicius Gallus ranks 52. Before him are Laodice I, Hannibal Gisco, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, Antipater of Tarsus, Xanthippus of Carthage, and Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia. After him are Demetrius I of Bactria, Molon, Eudamidas III, Gnaeus Manlius Vulso, Publius Licinius Crassus Dives, and Xerxes of Armenia. Among people deceased in 260 BC, Gaius Sulpicius Gallus ranks 16. Before him are Quintus Fulvius Flaccus, Marcus Livius Salinator, Quintus Caecilius Metellus, Philochorus, Laodice I, and Hannibal Gisco. After him are Orontes III, Appius Claudius Pulcher, Publius Cornelius Cethegus, Leonidas of Tarentum, Lucius Aemilius Papus, and Marcus Junius Pera.

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