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Hostilian

230 - 251

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Hostilian (Latin: Gaius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus; died 251) was briefly Roman emperor in 251. Hostilian was born to Decius and Herennia Etruscilla at an unknown date and elevated to caesar in 250 by Decius. After Decius and Herennius Etruscus, Hostilian's brother, were killed at the Battle of Abritus, an ambush by the Goths, Trebonianus Gallus was proclaimed emperor by the legions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hostilian has received more than 279,465 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Hostilian is the 2,130th most popular politician (down from 1,958th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Serbia (down from 30th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Serbian Politician.

Hostilian was the last emperor of the Roman Empire. He was assassinated in 251 AD and is most famous for being the last emperor of the Roman Empire.

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  • 280k

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  • 64.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hostilian ranks 2,130 out of 15,577. Before him are Magnus IV of Sweden, Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois, Svatopluk I of Moravia, Hyejong of Goryeo, Alexander Jagiellon, and Géza II of Hungary. After him are Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Talal of Jordan, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, Rajendra Prasad, Qutuz, and Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 230, Hostilian ranks 2. Before him is Carus.  Among people deceased in 251, Hostilian ranks 4. Before him are Decius, Sima Yi, and Herennius Etruscus. After him are Herennia Etruscilla, Babylas of Antioch, Zosimos of Panopolis, Gaius Julius Priscus, and Alexander of Jerusalem.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Hostilian ranks 34 out of 564. Before him are Stefan Lazarević (1374), Josip Jelačić (1801), Aşub Sultan (1627), Vojislav Koštunica (1944), Miloš Obrenović (1780), and Herennius Etruscus (220). After him are Maximinus II (270), Vuk Karadžić (1787), Alboin (530), Quintillus (220), Dušan Ivković (1943), and Dragutin Dimitrijević (1876).

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Among POLITICIANS In Serbia

Among politicians born in Serbia, Hostilian ranks 26. Before him are Mátyás Rákosi (1892), Stefan Lazarević (1374), Aşub Sultan (1627), Vojislav Koštunica (1944), Miloš Obrenović (1780), and Herennius Etruscus (220). After him are Maximinus II (270), Alboin (530), Quintillus (220), Nikola Pašić (1845), Milan Nedić (1878), and Krum (710).

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