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Philopoemen

253 BC - 183 BC

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Philopoemen (Greek: Φιλοποίμην Philopoímēn; 253 BC, Megalopolis – 183 BC, Messene) was a skilled Greek general and statesman, who was Achaean strategos on eight occasions. From the time he was appointed as strategos in 209 BC, Philopoemen helped turn the Achaean League into an important military power in Greece. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philopoemen has received more than 184,388 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Philopoemen is the 2,972nd most popular politician (up from 4,754th in 2019), the 203rd most popular biography from Greece (up from 301st in 2019) and the 79th most popular Greek Politician.

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  • 180k

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  • 62.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Philopoemen ranks 2,972 out of 15,577Before him are Moïse Tshombe, Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma, Siad Barre, Palamedes, Emperor Go-Daigo, and Rudolf Kjellén. After him are Albert V, Duke of Bavaria, Mykola Azarov, Pavlo Skoropadskyi, George Vella, Giuseppe Guarneri, and Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 253 BC, Philopoemen ranks 1 Among people deceased in 183 BC, Philopoemen ranks 3Before him are Hannibal and Scipio Africanus. After him are Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus, Publius Licinius Crassus Dives, and Agesipolis III.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Philopoemen ranks 203 out of 936Before him are Gotse Delchev (1872), Idomeneus of Crete (null), Quintus Curtius Rufus (41), Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), Antiochus V Eupator (-173), and Andreas Papandreou (1919). After him are Odysseas Elytis (1911), Euclid of Megara (-435), Thrasybulus (-440), Agis IV (-265), Lafcadio Hearn (1850), and Pelopidas (-450).

Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Philopoemen ranks 79Before him are Theophano (941), Gotse Delchev (1872), Idomeneus of Crete (null), Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), Antiochus V Eupator (-173), and Andreas Papandreou (1919). After him are Agis IV (-265), Pelopidas (-450), Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869), Cylon of Athens (-700), Demaratus (-600), and Konstantinos Stephanopoulos (1926).