POLITICIAN

Phocion

402 BC - 318 BC

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Phocion (; Greek: Φωκίων Φώκου Ἀθηναῖος Phokion; c. 402 – c. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phocion has received more than 179,670 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Phocion is the 4,511th most popular politician (down from 3,525th in 2019), the 279th most popular biography from Greece (down from 228th in 2019) and the 118th most popular Greek Politician.

Phocion was an Athenian general and statesman who opposed the Macedonian hegemony over Greece. He was eventually executed by Alexander the Great for his opposition.

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  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Phocion ranks 4,511 out of 19,576Before him are Emperor Seinei, Treniota, Charles III, Duke of Parma, Arkan, François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville, and Sahle-Work Zewde. After him are Pratibha Patil, Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, Atsiz, Al-Muazzam Turanshah, Milada Horáková, and Vologases IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 402 BC, Phocion ranks 1 Among people deceased in 318 BC, Phocion ranks 1After him are Yang Zhu, and Cleitus the White.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Phocion ranks 279 out of 1,024Before him are Cyril Lucaris (1572), Euphronios (-520), Cylon of Athens (-700), Theaetetus (-417), Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1870), and Callias II (-515). After him are Arsinoe I (-305), Antiochus X Eusebes (-200), Aristo of Chios (-300), Conon (-401), Antiochus XII Dionysus (-150), and Nicholas Kabasilas (1322).

Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Phocion ranks 118Before him are Agis II (-490), Alexandros Papagos (1883), Euphronios (-520), Cylon of Athens (-700), Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1870), and Callias II (-515). After him are Antiochus X Eusebes (-200), Antiochus XII Dionysus (-150), Lais of Corinth (-400), Julia Livilla (18), Georgios Papandreou (1888), and Leonnatus (-356).