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Odaenathus

220 - 267

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Septimius Odaenathus (Palmyrene Aramaic: 𐡠𐡣𐡩𐡮𐡶‎, ʾŌdaynaṯ; Arabic: أذينة, romanized: Uḏayna; c. 220 – 267) was the founder king (malik) of the Palmyrene Kingdom who ruled from Palmyra, Syria. He elevated the status of his kingdom from a regional center subordinate to Rome into a formidable state in the Near East. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Odaenathus has received more than 473,700 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Odaenathus is the 2,863rd most popular politician (up from 2,999th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Syria (down from 36th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Syrian Politician.

Odaenathus was a king of the Palmyrene Empire, who conquered Egypt in the 3rd century AD.

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  • 63.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Odaenathus ranks 2,863 out of 19,576. Before him are Vukašin of Serbia, Zhang Xueliang, Askar Akayev, James II of Scotland, Filippo Maria Visconti, and Yazdegerd II. After him are Lewis Strauss, Tokugawa Hidetada, Andrzej Duda, Robert II of Scotland, Constantin Fehrenbach, and Lê Duẩn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 220, Odaenathus ranks 5. Before him are Saint Christopher, Quintillus, Herennius Etruscus, and Novatian. After him is Aureolus. Among people deceased in 267, Odaenathus ranks 1. 

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Odaenathus ranks 39 out of 210. Before him are Yazid III (701), Émile Benveniste (1902), Michel Aflaq (1910), Ananias of Damascus (100), Abu'l-Fida (1273), and Maron (301). After him are Adunis (1930), Moustapha Akkad (1930), Heliodorus of Emesa (250), Nizar Qabbani (1923), Levon Ter-Petrosyan (1945), and Al-Dhahabi (1274).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Odaenathus ranks 20. Before him are Julia Avita Mamaea (180), Yazid II (687), Al-Walid II (706), Yazid III (701), Michel Aflaq (1910), and Abu'l-Fida (1273). After him are Levon Ter-Petrosyan (1945), Tutush I (1066), Julia Soaemias (180), Tuman bay II (1474), Julia Maesa (165), and Abdul Halim Khaddam (1932).

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