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Lagus

400 BC - 400 BC

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Lagus of Eordaia (Greek Λάγος, Lagos; lived 4th century BC) was a Macedonian courtier and the father of Ptolemy, the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty. He married Arsinoe of the Argead dynasty and a concubine of Philip II, king of Macedon, who was said to have been pregnant at the time of their marriage, forming the basis of Ptolemy as the son of Philip; but it is possible that this is a later myth fabricated to glorify the Ptolemaic dynasty. From an anecdote recorded by Plutarch, it is clear that Lagus was a man of obscure birth; hence, when Theocritus calls Ptolemy a descendant of Heracles, he probably means to represent him as the son of Philip. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lagus has received more than 137,491 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Lagus is the 11,598th most popular politician (up from 12,874th in 2019).

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  • 17

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  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lagus ranks 11,598 out of 19,576. Before him are Marcus Junius Brutus, Dingane kaSenzangakhona, Wu Bangguo, John II, Duke of Cleves, Egon Klepsch, and Judith, Duchess of Bavaria. After him are Rodney Williams, King Ai of Zhou, Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, Vladimir III of Kiev, Henri Brisson, and John Casimir, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Lagus ranks 100. Before him are Erigyius, Amastrine, Orestes of Macedon, Cineas, Orontes II, and Leontion. After him are Diocles of Carystus, Agathocles, Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter, Dromichaetes, Agesipolis II, and Eudamidas I. Among people deceased in 400 BC, Lagus ranks 36. Before him are Pamphilus, Philinna, Androtion, Lastheneia of Mantinea, Euphranor, and Argaeus II of Macedon. After him are Echion, Diphilus, Arsinoe of Macedon, Ecphantus the Pythagorean, Cersobleptes, and Tiribazus.

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