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Gordian III

225 - 244

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Gordian III (Latin: Marcus Antonius Gordianus; 20 January 225 – c. February 244) was Roman emperor from 238 to 244. At the age of 13, he became the youngest sole emperor of the united Roman Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gordian III has received more than 1,378,033 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Gordian III is the 855th most popular politician (down from 825th in 2019), the 372nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 353rd in 2019) and the 55th most popular Italian Politician.

Gordian III was most famous for defeating the Persians in the Battle of Edessa in 260.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 64

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gordian III ranks 855 out of 19,576. Before him are Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden, George II of Greece, Amadeo I of Spain, Antigonus I Monophthalmus, and Jalal Talabani. After him are Gwangjong of Goryeo, Barbara of Cilli, Rudolf I of Germany, William III of England, Diane de Poitiers, and Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 225, Gordian III ranks 2. Before him is Saint Lawrence. After him are Liu Hui, Zhong Hui, Lady Triệu, and Tranquillina. Among people deceased in 244, Gordian III ranks 1. After him is Tranquillina.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gordian III ranks 372 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Victor III (1027), Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718), Pope Sergius II (800), Amadeo I of Spain (1845), Pope Anastasius III (890), and Pope Julius I (300). After him are Pope Celestine IV (1200), Guido Reni (1575), Antipope John XXIII (1370), Vitus (290), Archytas (-428), and Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Gordian III ranks 55. Before him are Aldo Moro (1916), Enrico Dandolo (1107), Publius Quinctilius Varus (-46), Roger II of Sicily (1095), Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (1751), and Amadeo I of Spain (1845). After him are Cato the Younger (-95), Tiberius Gracchus (-163), Ancus Marcius (-675), Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1519), Petronius Maximus (396), and Charles I of Hungary (1288).

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