POLITICIAN

Phraates V

100 BC - 4

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Phraates V (Parthian: 𐭐𐭓𐭇𐭕 Frahāt), also known by the diminutive version of his name, Phraataces (also spelled Phraatakes), was the King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 2 BC to 4 AD. He was the younger son of Phraates IV (r. 37 BC – 2 BC) and Musa, who ruled with him. Under Phraates V, a war threatened to break out between the Parthian and Roman empires over the control of Armenia and Mesopotamia. Although Augustus (r. 27 BC – 14 AD) had sent his adopted son Gaius Caesar to invade Iran, in 1 AD the two sides agreed a peace treaty, by which once again Armenia was recognized as being in the Roman sphere. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phraates V has received more than 75,907 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Phraates V is the 4,716th most popular politician (down from 4,600th in 2019), the 165th most popular biography from Iran (down from 149th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular Iranian Politician.

Phraates V was most famous for his reforms in the government, which were intended to reduce corruption and improve the lives of the people. He was also the first king to wear a crown with a ram's head on it, which would later become the symbol of the Arsacid dynasty.

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  • 59.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Phraates V ranks 4,716 out of 19,576. Before him are Kalākaua, Emperor Yūryaku, Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Ferdinand Buisson, Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Ricardo Lagos. After him are Issa Hayatou, Georgios Papandreou, Magnus IV of Norway, Leonnatus, Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Joan I, Countess of Auvergne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100 BC, Phraates V ranks 32. Before him are Mary of Clopas, Aristobulus II, Phraates III, Marcus Antistius Labeo, Publilius Syrus, and Vonones I. After him are Judas of Galilee, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica, Tigranes III, Alexander Polyhistor, Artaxias II, and Bocchus II. Among people deceased in 4, Phraates V ranks 5. Before him are Gaius Caesar, Hyeokgeose of Silla, Nicolaus of Damascus, and Gaius Asinius Pollio.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Phraates V ranks 165 out of 631. Before him are Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi (1236), Shapour Bakhtiar (1914), Vologases VI (200), Sharafkhan Bidlisi (1543), Ashraf Pahlavi (1919), and Abbas Mirza (1789). After him are Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani (897), Vologases III of Parthia (100), Sadegh Hedayat (1903), Mir-Hossein Mousavi (1942), Jafar Panahi (1960), and Harpagus (-700).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Phraates V ranks 92. Before him are Amytis of Media (-630), Vologases IV (150), Shapour Bakhtiar (1914), Vologases VI (200), Ashraf Pahlavi (1919), and Abbas Mirza (1789). After him are Vologases III of Parthia (100), Mir-Hossein Mousavi (1942), Tiridates I of Armenia (null), Mehdi Bazargan (1907), Shaul Mofaz (1948), and 'Adud al-Dawla (936).

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