Pausanias (Greek: Παυσανίας) was the Agiad King of Sparta; the son of Pleistoanax. He ruled Sparta from 445 BC to 427 BC and again from 409 BC to 395 BC. He was the leader of the faction in Sparta that opposed the imperialist policy conducted by Lysander. Pausanias became king in 445 BC, when his father Pleistoanax was forced into exile because he made a peace settlement with Athens, which was deemed dishonourable in Sparta. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pausanias of Sparta has received more than 103,867 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Pausanias of Sparta is the 4,430th most popular politician (down from 3,049th in 2019), the 276th most popular biography from Greece (down from 214th in 2019) and the 118th most popular Greek Politician.
Pausanias of Sparta is most famous for his two-volume work "Description of Greece" which he wrote in the 2nd century AD. He was a Greek traveler and geographer who wrote about the geography and monuments of Greece.
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Among politicians, Pausanias of Sparta ranks 4,430 out of 15,577. Before him are Petar Mladenov, Marie Anne de Bourbon, False Dmitry II, Princess Sophie of Sweden, Gesalec, and Charles Michel. After him are Zoe Karbonopsina, António Costa, Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Magnus VI of Norway, Theudis, and Victor Klemperer.
1936 - 2000
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 4,424
1666 - 1739
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 4,425
1600 - 1610
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 4,426
1801 - 1865
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 4,427
450 - 512
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 4,428
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 4,429
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 4,430
900 - 1000
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 4,431
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 4,432
1869 - 1926
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Rank: 4,433
1238 - 1280
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Rank: 4,434
470 - 548
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Rank: 4,435
1881 - 1960
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Among people born in Greece, Pausanias of Sparta ranks 276 out of 936. Before him are Euphronios (-520), Yanni (1954), Andreas Palaiologos (1453), Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903), Phaedo of Elis (-401), and Andocides (-440). After him are Constantine Kanaris (1793), Stilpo (-359), Konstantinos Mitsotakis (1918), Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906), Timoleon (-411), and Cypselus (-700).
520 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 59.70
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1954 - Present
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1453 - 1502
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1903 - 1997
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401 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 59.57
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440 BC - 391 BC
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1793 - 1877
HPI: 59.43
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359 BC - 279 BC
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1918 - 2017
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1906 - 1969
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411 BC - 337 BC
HPI: 59.38
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700 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 282
Among politicians born in Greece, Pausanias of Sparta ranks 118. Before him are Alexandros Papagos (1883), Callias II (-515), Euphronios (-520), Andreas Palaiologos (1453), Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903), and Andocides (-440). After him are Constantine Kanaris (1793), Konstantinos Mitsotakis (1918), Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906), Timoleon (-411), Cypselus (-700), and Antiochus VIII Grypus (-141).
1883 - 1955
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515 BC - 432 BC
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520 BC - 470 BC
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1453 - 1502
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1903 - 1997
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440 BC - 391 BC
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1793 - 1877
HPI: 59.43
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1918 - 2017
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 120
1906 - 1969
HPI: 59.38
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411 BC - 337 BC
HPI: 59.38
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700 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 123
141 BC - 96 BC
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 124