POLITICIAN

Hierocles

200 - 222

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Hierocles (Greek: Ἱεροκλῆς, late 2nd century – 222 AD) was a favourite and lover of the Roman Emperor Elagabalus. Most of the descriptions of his life are given by Cassius Dio and the Historia Augusta. Hierocles was from Caria in Anatolia, and was at some point enslaved, later becoming a charioteer in the service of Elagabalus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hierocles has received more than 15,878 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Hierocles is the 10,517th most popular politician (down from 8,795th in 2019), the 710th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 743rd in 2019) and the 284th most popular Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hierocles ranks 10,517 out of 19,576Before him are Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, José Vasconcelos, Antigenes, Detention of Mark Bernstein, and Oleg I of Chernigov. After him are Elizabeth Granowska, Roberto Farinacci, Thomas E. Dewey, Dan Sullivan, Juan Antonio Lavalleja, and Eutropia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200, Hierocles ranks 62Before him are Abercius of Hieropolis, Philostratus of Lemnos, Mussius Aemilianus, Phlegon of Tralles, Hermogenes of Tarsus, and Sansang of Goguryeo. After him are Manlia Scantilla, Cniva, Uranius, Polemon of Laodicea, Ma Jun, and Pope Demetrius I of Alexandria. Among people deceased in 222, Hierocles ranks 10Before him are Julia Soaemias, Gan Ning, Huang Gai, Ma Liang, Bardaisan, and Annia Faustina.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Hierocles ranks 710 out of 1,347Before him are Abu al-Hassan al-Amiri (913), George, Emperor of Trebizond (1255), Gessius Florus (100), Sertab Erener (1964), Galla (374), and Saint Telemachus (301). After him are Eutropia (null), Nilus of Sinai (400), Adile Naşit (1930), Halil İnalcık (1916), Isaac Komnenos (1093), and Cerinthus (100).

Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Hierocles ranks 284Before him are Raymond-Roupen (1199), Mehmed Fuad Pasha (1814), Armen Garo (1872), George, Emperor of Trebizond (1255), Gessius Florus (100), and Galla (374). After him are Eutropia (null), Isaac Komnenos (1093), George of Antioch (1100), Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem (1145), Öküz Mehmed Pasha (1557), and Mleh, Prince of Armenia (1200).