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Quintus Sertorius

126 BC - 72 BC

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Quintus Sertorius (c. 126 BC – 73 or 72 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who led a large-scale rebellion against the Roman Senate on the Iberian Peninsula. Sertorius became the independent ruler of Hispania for most of a decade until his assassination. Sertorius first became prominent during the Cimbrian War fighting under Gaius Marius, and then served Rome in the Social War. Unsuccessful in his attempt for the plebeian tribunate c. 88 BC due to the hostility of Lucius Cornelius Sulla, after Sulla's consulship in 88 BC he joined with Cinna and Marius during the short civil war in 87 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Quintus Sertorius has received more than 427,285 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Quintus Sertorius is the 1,963rd most popular politician (down from 1,889th in 2019), the 709th most popular biography from Italy (down from 689th in 2019) and the 127th most popular Italian Politician.

Quintus Sertorius was a Roman general and statesman who led a rebellion against the Senate in the 80s BC.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Quintus Sertorius ranks 1,963 out of 19,576Before him are Francisco Solano López, Gülnuş Sultan, Jean Jaurès, Anne Neville, Unas, and Emperor Wen of Han. After him are Jarosław Kaczyński, Gaston, Duke of Orléans, Hun Sen, Risto Ryti, Boris Johnson, and Afonso VI of Portugal.

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Among people born in 126 BC, Quintus Sertorius ranks 1 Among people deceased in 72 BC, Quintus Sertorius ranks 2Before him is Crixus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Quintus Sertorius ranks 709 out of 5,161Before him are Leonardo Bruni (1370), Pope Stephen V (850), Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (1759), Pope Theodore II (840), Britannicus (41), and Claudia Octavia (40). After him are John William Waterhouse (1849), Cassiodorus (487), Angela Merici (1474), Renata Tebaldi (1922), Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896), and Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (1772).

Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Quintus Sertorius ranks 127Before him are Agathocles of Syracuse (-361), Pescennius Niger (135), Charles Albert of Sardinia (1798), Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (1759), Britannicus (41), and Claudia Octavia (40). After him are Mario Monti (1943), Prince Napoléon Bonaparte (1822), Francis II of the Two Sicilies (1836), William II of Sicily (1153), Gaius Octavius (-100), and Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920).