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Maximinus Thrax

173 - 238

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Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus "Thrax" (c. 173 – 238) was a Roman emperor from 235 to 238. Born of Thracian origin – given the nickname Thrax ("the Thracian") – he rose up through the military ranks, ultimately holding high command in the army of the Rhine under Emperor Severus Alexander. After Severus was murdered in 235, he was proclaimed emperor by the army, beginning the Crisis of the Third Century, a 50-year period of instability and civil war. He is often remembered for his unusual height, although the veracity of this is disputed. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maximinus Thrax has received more than 2,691,113 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Maximinus Thrax is the 1,032nd most popular politician (down from 695th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 8th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Bulgarian Politician.

Maximinus Thrax was a Roman Emperor from 235 to 238. He is most famous for being the first emperor to be born outside of Italy, and for his persecution of Christians in the empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Maximinus Thrax ranks 1,032 out of 19,576. Before him are Zbigniew Brzezinski, Clement Attlee, Harold Godwinson, Frederick V of the Palatinate, Sasaki Kojirō, and Sergey Kirov. After him are Injo of Joseon, Ptolemy VIII Physcon, Ferdinand VI of Spain, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, and Irma Grese.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 173, Maximinus Thrax ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 238, Maximinus Thrax ranks 2. Before him is Gordian I. After him are Balbinus, Gordian II, Pupienus, Julius Pollux, and Gaius Julius Verus Maximus.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Maximinus Thrax ranks 11 out of 415. Before him are Flavius Aetius (390), Georgi Dimitrov (1882), Phocas (547), Todor Zhivkov (1911), Boris III of Bulgaria (1894), and Marcian (396). After him are Simeon I of Bulgaria (864), Julia Kristeva (1941), Diogenes of Apollonia (-460), Tiberius II Constantine (520), Talaat Pasha (1874), and Boris I of Bulgaria (828).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bulgaria

Among politicians born in Bulgaria, Maximinus Thrax ranks 7. Before him are Ahmed III (1673), Georgi Dimitrov (1882), Phocas (547), Todor Zhivkov (1911), Boris III of Bulgaria (1894), and Marcian (396). After him are Simeon I of Bulgaria (864), Tiberius II Constantine (520), Talaat Pasha (1874), Boris I of Bulgaria (828), Kubrat (605), and Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937).

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