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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 1,200,740 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Gordian III is the 826th most popular politician (down from 802nd in 2019), the 354th most popular biography from Italy (up from 356th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Italian Politician.

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

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  • 70.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gordian III ranks 826 out of 15,577. Before him are Alexander Kerensky, William III of the Netherlands, Constantine IX Monomachos, Stefan Dušan, Ancus Marcius, and Christian IV of Denmark. After him are Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Todor Zhivkov, Vlad II Dracul, Charles XI of Sweden, Charles XIII of Sweden, and Olaf II of Norway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 225, Gordian III ranks 2. Before him is Saint Lawrence. After him are Liu Hui, Lady Triệu, Zhong Hui, 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 354 out of 4,668. Before him are Luigi Boccherini (1743), Pope Julius I (300), Pope Gregory X (1210), Carlo Goldoni (1707), Pope Boniface I (370), and Ancus Marcius (-675). After him are Guido Reni (1575), Pope Gregory II (669), Vitus (290), Pope Agatho (574), Yves Montand (1921), and Marcus Terentius Varro (-116).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Gordian III ranks 58. Before him are Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1519), Umberto I of Italy (1844), Geta (189), Roger II of Sicily (1095), Publius Quinctilius Varus (-46), and Ancus Marcius (-675). After him are Pietro Badoglio (1871), Cato the Younger (-95), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (-89), Charles I of Hungary (1288), Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (1492), and Amadeo I of Spain (1845).

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