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Gentius

300 BC - 200 BC

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Gentius (Albanian: Genti; Ancient Greek: Γένθιος, "Génthios"; fl. 181 – 168 BC) was an Illyrian king who belonged to the Labeatan dynasty. He ruled in 181–168 BC, being the last attested Illyrian king. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gentius has received more than 156,773 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Gentius is the 4,334th most popular politician (up from 4,606th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Albania (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Albanian Politician.

Gentius was a king of the Illyrians who ruled from approximately 189 BC to 168 BC. He is most famous for his victory over the Macedonians at the Battle of Pydna in 168 BC.

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gentius ranks 4,334 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Karel Čurda, Henry V, Duke of Bavaria, Anna von Schweidnitz, Amintore Fanfani, and Eumenes I. After him are Alexandros Papagos, Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca, Pentawer, Harpalus, Stephanus of Byzantium, and Harthacnut I of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300 BC, Gentius ranks 8. Before him are Hasdrubal Barca, Zhao Gao, Wang Jian, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, Sophonisba, and Nabis. After him are Aristo of Chios, Hasdrubal Gisco, Nicomedes I of Bithynia, Prusias I of Bithynia, Hanno the Great, and Arsaces II of Parthia. Among people deceased in 200 BC, Gentius ranks 2. Before him is Livius Andronicus. After him are Lucius Mummius Achaicus, Leonidas of Rhodes, Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus, Laodice III, Moschus, Wiman of Gojoseon, Mithridates III of Pontus, Gaius Terentius Varro, Ariarathes VII of Cappadocia, and Sextus Aelius Paetus Catus.

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In Albania

Among people born in Albania, Gentius ranks 24 out of 150. Before him are Edi Rama (1964), Köprülü Mehmed Pasha (1580), Ismail Qemali (1844), Mehmet Shehu (1913), Sami Frashëri (1850), and Alfred Moisiu (1929). After him are Essad Pasha Toptani (1863), Rexhep Meidani (1944), John Koukouzelis (1280), Karl Thopia (1331), Haxhi Lleshi (1913), and Fatos Nano (1952).

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Among POLITICIANS In Albania

Among politicians born in Albania, Gentius ranks 20. Before him are Koca Sinan Pasha (1520), Edi Rama (1964), Köprülü Mehmed Pasha (1580), Ismail Qemali (1844), Mehmet Shehu (1913), and Alfred Moisiu (1929). After him are Essad Pasha Toptani (1863), Rexhep Meidani (1944), Karl Thopia (1331), Haxhi Lleshi (1913), Fatos Nano (1952), and Bamir Topi (1957).

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