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Postumus

250 - 269

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Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus (fl. 259–269) was a Roman commander of Batavian origin, who ruled as emperor of the splinter state of the Roman Empire known to modern historians as the Gallic Empire. The Roman army in Gaul threw off its allegiance to emperor Gallienus around the year 260, and Postumus assumed the title and powers of Emperor in the provinces of Gaul, Germania, Britannia, and Hispania. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Postumus has received more than 332,703 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Postumus is the 3,157th most popular politician (down from 2,788th in 2019), the 278th most popular biography from Spain (down from 247th in 2019) and the 99th most popular Spanish Politician.

Postumus is most famous for being the first emperor to rule over the Roman Empire after the death of the emperor Augustus.

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

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  • 67.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Postumus ranks 3,157 out of 19,576. Before him are Éamon de Valera, Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Roman the Great, Zuzana Čaputová, Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans, and Marcomer. After him are Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, Vicente Fox, Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia, Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach, Richard Baer, and Gunthamund.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 250, Postumus ranks 16. Before him are Pope Marcellinus, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria, Pope Eusebius, Hormizd I, Bahram I, and Heliodorus of Emesa. After him are Tetricus I, Bahram II, Donatus Magnus, Marcus Aurelius Marius, Saint Chrysogonus, and Martinian. Among people deceased in 269, Postumus ranks 1. After him are Empress Jingū, Marcus Aurelius Marius, and Laelianus.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Postumus ranks 278 out of 3,355. Before him are Juan Díaz de Solís (1470), Hisham II (965), Maria Anna of Spain (1606), Jorge Semprún (1923), Carles Puyol (1978), and Silius Italicus (26). After him are Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1402), Muhammad I of Granada (1194), Abraham Abulafia (1240), Liuvigild (525), Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria (1609), and Fernando Alonso (1981).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Postumus ranks 99. Before him are Lluís Companys (1882), Alfonso I of Asturias (693), Muhammad I of Córdoba (823), Chindasuinth (563), Hisham II (965), and Maria Anna of Spain (1606). After him are Muhammad I of Granada (1194), Liuvigild (525), Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria (1609), Marcus Annius Verus (100), Al-Hakam I (770), and Sancho IV of Castile (1258).

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