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Memnon of Rhodes

380 BC - 333 BC

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Memnon of Rhodes (Greek: Μέμνων ὁ Ῥόδιος; c. 380 – 333 BC) was a prominent Rhodian Greek commander in the service of the Achaemenid Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Memnon of Rhodes has received more than 273,737 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Memnon of Rhodes is the 225th most popular nobleman (down from 220th in 2019), the 247th most popular biography from Greece (down from 225th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Greek Nobleman.

Memnon of Rhodes is most famous for the colossal statue that was carved to honor the king of the city-state of Rhodes. The statue was carved from a single stone and depicts Memnon sitting on a throne with a scepter in his right hand and an eagle at his feet.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Memnon of Rhodes ranks 225 out of 1,415. Before him are Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, William, Duke of Austria, Anne de Montmorency, Beatrice d'Este, Sigismund, Archduke of Austria, and Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp. After him are Thomas, Count of Savoy, Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, Queen Letizia of Spain, and Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 380 BC, Memnon of Rhodes ranks 3. Before him are Darius III, and Pytheas. After him are Anaxarchus, Oxyartes, Anaximenes of Lampsacus, Demades, Mentor of Rhodes, and Lanike. Among people deceased in 333 BC, Memnon of Rhodes ranks 1. 

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Memnon of Rhodes ranks 247 out of 1,024. Before him are Andreas Palaiologos (1453), Phaedo of Elis (-401), Eudemus of Rhodes (-370), Theodore Stratelates (281), Katerina Sakellaropoulou (1956), and Hypereides (-390). After him are Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (1905), Nabis (-300), Saturnin (300), Hipparchus (-600), Antonia the Elder (-39), and Matthew Kantakouzenos (1325).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Greece

Among noblemen born in Greece, Memnon of Rhodes ranks 4. Before him are Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921), Queen Sofía of Spain (1938), and Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark (1914). After him are Arsinoe I (-305), Leotychidas (-540), and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (1906).

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