200 BC - 100 BC
Hiempsal II was king of Numidia from 88 – 60 BC. He was the son of Gauda, half-brother of Jugurtha, and was the father of Juba I. In 88 BC, after the triumph of Lucius Cornelius Sulla, when Gaius Marius and his son fled from Rome to Africa, Hiempsal received them with apparent friendliness, his real intention being to detain them as prisoners. Marius discovered this intention in time and made good his escape with the assistance of the king's daughter.In 81 BC, Hiempsal was driven from his throne by the Numidians themselves, or by Hiarbas, ruler of part of the kingdom, supported by Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, the leader of the Marian party in Africa. Soon afterwards Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus was sent to Africa by Sulla to reinstate Hiempsal, whose territory was subsequently increased by the addition of some land on the coast in accordance with a treaty concluded with Lucius Aurelius Cotta.When the tribune Publius Servilius Rullus introduced his agrarian law (63 BC), these lands, which had been originally assigned to the Roman people by Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, were expressly exempted from sale, which roused the indignation of Marcus Tullius Cicero (De lege agraria, i. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hiempsal II has received more than 40,804 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hiempsal II is the 10,611th most popular politician.
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Among politicians, Hiempsal II ranks 10,611 out of 15,577. Before him are Prince Adolf of Auersperg, Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Andrius Kubilius, Charles, Prince Napoléon, Gogugwon of Goguryeo, and Károly Huszár. After him are Frédéric François-Marsal, Porcius Festus, Anna of Moscow, Mastino II della Scala, Dalia Itzik, and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
1821 - 1885
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 10,605
1425 - 1475
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 10,606
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 10,607
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 10,608
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 10,609
1882 - 1941
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 10,610
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 10,611
1874 - 1958
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 10,612
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 10,613
1393 - 1417
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 10,614
1308 - 1351
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 10,615
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 10,616
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 10,617
Among people born in 200 BC, Hiempsal II ranks 58. Before him are Eirene, Marcus Livius Drusus, Nicomedes II of Bithynia, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, Heliocles I, and Gaius Flavius Fimbria. After him are Laodice VI, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus, Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus, Boiorix, Critolaus, and Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus. Among people deceased in 100 BC, Hiempsal II ranks 24. Before him are Archelaus, Commius, Amanishakheto, Publius Ventidius Bassus, Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, and Geminus. After him are Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus, Eudorus of Alexandria, Andronicus of Cyrrhus, Seleucus VII Philometor, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos Iunior, and Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus.
200 BC - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 52
200 BC - 109 BC
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 53
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 54
200 BC - 89 BC
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 55
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 56
200 BC - 84 BC
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 57
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 58
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 59
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 60
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 61
200 BC - 101 BC
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 62
200 BC - 118 BC
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 63
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 64
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 18
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 19
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 20
150 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 21
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 22
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 23
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 24
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 25
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 26
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 27
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 28
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 29
94 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 30