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Philip the Arab

204 - 249

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Philip I (Latin: Marcus Julius Philippus; c. 204 – September 249), commonly known as Philip the Arab, was the Emperor of the Roman Empire from 244 to 249. After the death of Gordian III in February 244, Philip, who had been Praetorian prefect, rose to power. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip the Arab has received more than 1,884,480 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Philip the Arab is the 783rd most popular politician (down from 735th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Syria (down from 7th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Syrian Politician.

Philip the Arab is most famous for being the first Arab emperor of Rome. He was born in 244 AD and became emperor in 244 AD.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 71

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Philip the Arab ranks 783 out of 19,576. Before him are John I of France, Edmund Burke, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Gyula Andrássy, Islam Karimov, and Viktor Yushchenko. After him are Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, Amr ibn Hishām, Sariputta, Vladislaus II of Hungary, Zewditu, and William III of the Netherlands.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 204, Philip the Arab ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 249, Philip the Arab ranks 1. After him are Saint Apollonia, Philip II, Wang Bi, and Jotapianus.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Philip the Arab ranks 8 out of 210. Before him are John of Damascus (676), Yazid I (647), Zenobia (240), Hafez al-Assad (1930), Abd al-Rahman I (731), and Pope Gregory III (700). After him are Bashar al-Assad (1965), Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087), Apollodorus of Damascus (50), Ibn Kathir (1301), Pope Anicetus (70), and Muawiya II (661).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Philip the Arab ranks 6. Before him are Elagabalus (203), Yazid I (647), Zenobia (240), Hafez al-Assad (1930), and Abd al-Rahman I (731). After him are Bashar al-Assad (1965), Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087), Muawiya II (661), Marwan II (688), Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691), and Al-Adil I (1145).

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