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Ptolemy of Aloros

450 BC - 365 BC

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Ptolemy of Aloros (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος), was sent by King Amyntas III of Macedon as an envoy to Athens c. 375–373 BC. After Amyntas' death, he began a liaison with his widow, Eurydice. In 368 BC, he assassinated her son, Alexander II, in order to gain control of the throne. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ptolemy of Aloros has received more than 55,936 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Ptolemy of Aloros is the 6,885th most popular politician (down from 5,458th in 2019), the 374th most popular biography from Greece (down from 323rd in 2019) and the 161st most popular Greek Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ptolemy of Aloros ranks 6,885 out of 19,576Before him are Firuz Shah Tughlaq, Emperor Daowu of Northern Wei, Robert Todd Lincoln, Julio Argentino Roca, Sevar of Bulgaria, and André Tardieu. After him are Prince Alexandre of Belgium, Gallus Anonymus, Lee Jong-wook, Francesco Maria del Monte, Jacques Thibaud, and Yōsuke Matsuoka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 450 BC, Ptolemy of Aloros ranks 15Before him are Archidamus II, Amyrtaeus, Theramenes, Diagoras of Melos, Alcidamas, and Artabanus of Persia. After him are Amrapali, Anuruddha, King An of Zhou, Timotheus of Miletus, Antiochus of Syracuse, and Seuthes I. Among people deceased in 365 BC, Ptolemy of Aloros ranks 4Before him are Antisthenes, Marcus Furius Camillus, and Euclid of Megara. After him is Datames.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Ptolemy of Aloros ranks 374 out of 1,024Before him are Diagoras of Rhodes (-500), Dinarchus (-361), Leon of Sparta (-700), Afet İnan (1908), Ahmed Izzet Pasha (1864), and Gregory V of Constantinople (1745). After him are Stavros Niarchos (1909), Meleager (-320), Hellanicus of Lesbos (-490), Aristobulus of Cassandreia (-375), Cleombrotus (-600), and Markos Botsaris (1790).

Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Ptolemy of Aloros ranks 161Before him are Loukas Notaras (1402), Philip I of Macedon (-700), Diagoras of Rhodes (-500), Dinarchus (-361), Leon of Sparta (-700), and Ahmed Izzet Pasha (1864). After him are Meleager (-320), Perictione (-500), Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (1913), Archidamus III (-350), Miltiades the Elder (-600), and Theopompus of Sparta (-800).