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Pausanias of Orestis

400 BC - 336 BC

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Pausanias of Orestis (Ancient Greek: Παυσανίας ἐκ τῆς Ὀρεστίδος) was a member of Philip II of Macedon's personal bodyguard (somatophylakes). He assassinated Philip in 336 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pausanias of Orestis has received more than 432,427 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Pausanias of Orestis is the 1,854th most popular politician (up from 4,015th in 2019).

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pausanias of Orestis ranks 1,854 out of 19,576Before him are Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, Walter Schellenberg, Paul Doumer, Canute IV of Denmark, Wang Jingwei, and Olof Skötkonung. After him are Abd al-Karim Qasim, Ernest, Duke of Austria, Theuderic IV, Jeroboam II, Seqenenre Tao, and Josef Kramer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Pausanias of Orestis ranks 4Before him are Bessus, Parmenion, and Tollund Man. After him are Nectanebo II, Thaïs, Porus, Atropates, Teos of Egypt, Berossus, Leochares, and Theopompus. Among people deceased in 336 BC, Pausanias of Orestis ranks 2Before him is Philip II of Macedon. After him are Amyntas IV of Macedon, Arses of Persia, Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon, Bagoas, Attalus, and Audata.

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