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Phalaris

700 BC - 600 BC

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Phalaris (Greek: Φάλαρις) was the tyrant of Akragas (now Agrigento) in Sicily in Magna Graecia, from approximately 570 to 554 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phalaris has received more than 466,536 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Phalaris is the 2,346th most popular politician (down from 2,250th in 2019), the 828th most popular biography from Italy (down from 814th in 2019) and the 168th most popular Italian Politician.

Phalaris was a tyrant who ruled over the ancient Greek city of Acragas. He is most famous for his cruel treatment of his enemies and subjects, which included feeding them to a bronze bull he had constructed.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Phalaris ranks 2,346 out of 15,577. Before him are Romano Prodi, Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Sher Shah Suri, Michael IV the Paphlagonian, Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Niels, King of Denmark. After him are Jarosław Kaczyński, Louise of Orléans, Jan Masaryk, Haakon Sigurdsson, Antigonus II Gonatas, and Dagobert II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700 BC, Phalaris ranks 10. Before him are Arion, Psamtik I, Jeconiah, Tyrtaeus, Amasis II, and Anacharsis. After him are Periander, Psamtik II, Necho I, Cylon of Athens, Perdiccas I of Macedon, and Phraortes. Among people deceased in 600 BC, Phalaris ranks 12. Before him are Habakkuk, Astyages, Maya, Epimenides, Theano, and Anacharsis. After him are Ibycus, Cleisthenes of Sicyon, Sushruta, Mimnermus, Harpagus, and Philip I of Macedon.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Phalaris ranks 828 out of 4,668. Before him are Fausto Coppi (1919), Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778), Giambattista Basile (1566), Romano Prodi (1939), Aristoxenus (-360), and Gianluigi Buffon (1978). After him are Louise of Orléans (1812), Bernardino of Siena (1380), Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351), Rosalia Lombardo (1918), Sebastiano del Piombo (1485), and Amilcare Ponchielli (1834).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Phalaris ranks 168. Before him are Tancred, King of Sicily (1138), William I of Sicily (1126), Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (1701), Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (1587), Alfonso II of Naples (1448), and Romano Prodi (1939). After him are Louise of Orléans (1812), Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351), Francesco II Sforza (1495), Giovanna of Italy (1907), Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (1900), and Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1810).

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