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Gallienus

218 - 268

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Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus (; c. 218 – September 268) was Roman emperor with his father Valerian from 253 to 260 and alone from 260 to 268. He ruled during the Crisis of the Third Century that nearly caused the collapse of the empire. He won numerous military victories against usurpers and Germanic tribes, but was unable to prevent the secession of important provinces. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gallienus has received more than 1,319,673 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Gallienus is the 1,493rd most popular politician (up from 1,497th in 2019), the 575th most popular biography from Italy (up from 582nd in 2019) and the 90th most popular Italian Politician.

Gallienus is most famous for being the Roman emperor from 253-268 CE. He was the son of Valerian, who was captured and killed by Shapur I, the Persian king.

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gallienus ranks 1,493 out of 19,576. Before him are Vladimir II Monomakh, Emperor Yang of Sui, Genrikh Yagoda, Huni, Petro Poroshenko, and King Wu of Zhou. After him are Michael II, Jim Mattis, Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, Constantine III, Prince Marko, and Emperor Suizei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 218, Gallienus ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 268, Gallienus ranks 2. Before him is Pope Dionysius. After him are Aureolus, Cornelia Salonina, and Licinius Valerianus.

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    Gallienus

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    218 - 268

    HPI: 67.60

    Rank: 1

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gallienus ranks 575 out of 5,161. Before him are Fausto Cercignani (1941), Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720), Marcus Furius Camillus (-446), Ettore Bugatti (1881), Saint Eustace (10), and Salvatore Quasimodo (1901). After him are Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (1492), Matilda of Tuscany (1046), Pierluigi Collina (1960), Clara Petacci (1912), Anna Magnani (1908), and Giuseppe Farina (1906).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Gallienus ranks 90. Before him are Dionysius I of Syracuse (-430), Romano Prodi (1939), Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples (1937), Maria Anna of Savoy (1803), Philip of Swabia (1177), and Marcus Furius Camillus (-446). After him are Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (1492), Clara Petacci (1912), Hiero II of Syracuse (-308), Titus Tatius (-800), Bona Sforza (1494), and Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777).

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