600 BC - 500 BC
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. With Aristagoras and 200 ships, he was sent by Darius the Great to annex the small Aegean island to the Persian Empire.Herodotus is of the view that this venture failed after a siege of four months because of the mutual dislike between Aristagoras and Megabates. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Megabates has received more than 29,424 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Megabates is the 1,980th most popular religious figure (down from 1,583rd in 2019), the 585th most popular biography from Greece (down from 526th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Greek Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Megabates ranks 1,980 out of 2,238. Before him are Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga, Reinhard Marx, Malo, Luigi Maglione, Austromoine, and Willigis. After him are Polycrates of Ephesus, Joaquina Vedruna de Mas, Macedonius I of Constantinople, Jurij Dalmatin, Arturo Sosa, and Bernardus Johannes Alfrink.
1934 - 2020
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 1,974
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 1,975
487 - 621
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 1,976
1877 - 1944
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 1,977
300 - 300
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 1,978
940 - 1011
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 1,979
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 1,980
125 - 196
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 1,981
1783 - 1854
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 1,982
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 1,983
1547 - 1589
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 1,984
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 1,985
1900 - 1987
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 1,986
Among people born in 600 BC, Megabates ranks 79. Before him are Euthymides, Archidamus I, Hydarnes, Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus, Agasicles, and Charondas. After him are Aulus Postumius Albus Regillensis, Artazostre, Spurius Lartius, Publius Postumius Tubertus, Titus Herminius Aquilinus, and Titus Aebutius Elva. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Megabates ranks 39. Before him are Praxilla, Euthymides, Aristodemus of Cumae, Phrynichus, Xanthus, and Hydarnes. After him are Artazostre, Spurius Lartius, Publius Postumius Tubertus, Titus Aebutius Elva, Arcesilaus IV of Cyrene, and Otanes.
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 73
600 BC - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 74
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 75
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 76
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 77
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 78
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 79
600 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 80
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 81
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 82
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 83
600 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 84
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 85
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 33
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 34
550 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 35
535 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 36
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 37
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 38
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 39
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 40
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 41
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 42
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 43
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 44
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 45
Among people born in Greece, Megabates ranks 585 out of 936. Before him are Manuel Doukas (1187), Doryssus (null), Evangelos Damaskos (1801), Labotas (null), Adamantios Androutsopoulos (1919), and Ioannis Alevras (1912). After him are Anaxidamus (-650), Erigyius (-400), Laomedon of Mytilene (-400), Areus II (-262), Silanion (-400), and Theodoros Zagorakis (1971).
1187 - 1241
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 579
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 580
1801 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 581
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 582
1919 - 2000
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 583
1912 - 1995
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 584
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 585
650 BC - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 586
400 BC - 328 BC
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 587
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 588
262 BC - 254 BC
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 589
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 590
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 591
Among religious figures born in Greece, Megabates ranks 33. Before him are Anastasios of Albania (1929), Isidore of Kiev (1385), Gregory III of Constantinople (1450), Nephon II of Constantinople (1450), Paul I of Constantinople (null), and Porphyry of Gaza (347). After him are Gregory VII of Constantinople (1850), Demophon of Eleusis (null), Christodoulos of Athens (1939), Abundius (null), John Zizioulas (1931), and Achaicus of Corinth (null).
1929 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 27
1385 - 1463
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 28
1450 - 1459
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 29
1450 - 1508
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 30
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 31
347 - 420
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 32
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 33
1850 - 1924
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 34
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 35
1939 - 2008
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 36
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 37
1931 - 2023
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 38
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 39