RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Megabates

600 BC - 500 BC

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Megabates (Old Persian: *Bagapātaʰ; Ancient Greek: Μεγαβάτης Megabátēs; dates unknown) was a Persian military leader in the late 6th and early 5th centuries BC. According to Herodotus he was a cousin of Darius the Great and his brother Artaphernes, satrap of Lydia. Based on the writings of Herodotus, Megabates is most notable for his joint participation in the failed 499 BC siege of Naxos. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Megabates has received more than 33,038 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Megabates is the 2,384th most popular religious figure (down from 1,965th in 2019), the 664th most popular biography from Greece (down from 584th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Greek Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 33k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Megabates ranks 2,384 out of 3,187. Before him are Konrad von Preysing, Benedict Menni, Abdullah ibn Hudhafah as-Sahmi, Seraphim Rose, Calgacus, and Lorenzo Cybo de Mari. After him are Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky, Celestino Aós Braco, Domenico Bartolucci, Shemon Bar Sabbae, Louis Raphaël I Sako, and António Ribeiro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Megabates ranks 85. Before him are Agasicles, Artazostre, Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus, Otanes, Titus Herminius Aquilinus, and Publius Postumius Tubertus. After him are Aulus Postumius Albus Regillensis, Spurius Lartius, Ankhnesneferibre, Titus Aebutius Elva, Charondas, and Postumus Cominius Auruncus. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Megabates ranks 46. Before him are Euthymides, Hydarnes, Artazostre, Xanthus, Otanes, and Publius Postumius Tubertus. After him are Spurius Lartius, Arcesilaus IV of Cyrene, Pharnabazus I, Brygos Painter, Titus Aebutius Elva, and Myronides.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Megabates ranks 664 out of 1,024. Before him are Theodoros Diligiannis (1820), Pheidon (-700), Charilaus (null), Petros Persakis (1879), Tlepolemus (null), and Markos Vamvakaris (1905). After him are Ioannis Sarmas (1957), Miltiadis Gouskos (1877), Dimitrios Rallis (1844), Anton Yugov (1904), Ioannis Frangoudis (1863), and Vassilis Alexakis (1943).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Greece

Among religious figures born in Greece, Megabates ranks 40. Before him are Eugenios Voulgaris (1716), Philothei of Athens (1522), Athanasius III of Constantinople (1597), Dionysius of Corinth (150), John Zizioulas (1931), and Demetrios Kydones (1324). After him are Christodoulos of Athens (1939), Gregory VII of Constantinople (1850), Achaicus of Corinth (null), Abundius (null), Demophilus of Constantinople (null), and Demophon of Eleusis (null).

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