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Nicias

500 BC - 413 BC

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Nicias (; Ancient Greek: Νικίας Νικηράτου Κυδαντίδης, romanized: Nikias Nikēratou Kydantidēs; c. 470–413 BC) was an Athenian politician and general during the period of the Peloponnesian War. Nicias was a member of the Athenian aristocracy and had inherited a large fortune from his father, which was invested in the silver mines around Attica's Mt. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicias has received more than 254,387 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Nicias is the 2,293rd most popular politician (down from 2,233rd in 2019), the 165th most popular biography from Greece (up from 169th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Greek Politician.

Nicias was most famous for leading the Athenian army against the Spartans in the Peloponnesian War.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nicias ranks 2,293 out of 19,576. Before him are Geert Wilders, Rudolf I of Bohemia, Burhanuddin Rabbani, Senusret II, Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, and Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia. After him are Athalaric, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, Antigonus II Gonatas, Pak Hon-yong, Childebert II, and Raisa Gorbacheva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Nicias ranks 14. Before him are Brennus, Ictinus, Cratylus, Cyrus the Younger, Xerxes II of Persia, and Pāṇini. After him are Sogdianus of Persia, Pleistarchus, Meton of Athens, Brasidas, Zeuxis, and Mnesikles. Among people deceased in 413 BC, Nicias ranks 1. After him are Perdiccas II of Macedon, Demosthenes, and Eurymedon.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Nicias ranks 165 out of 1,024. Before him are Cleobulus (-590), Aeschines (-389), Cleon (-450), Crates of Thebes (-365), Spyridon Louis (1873), and Craterus (-370). After him are Antigonus II Gonatas (-319), Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (-506), Thaïs (-400), Callisthenes (-360), Hippocrates of Chios (-470), and Pleistarchus (-500).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Nicias ranks 57. Before him are Georgios Papadopoulos (1919), Ephialtes of Trachis (-550), Sophia Palaiologina (1455), Gülnuş Sultan (1642), Agesilaus II (-444), and Aeschines (-389). After him are Antigonus II Gonatas (-319), Thaïs (-400), Pleistarchus (-500), Brasidas (-500), Cleomenes I (-600), and Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907).

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