MILITARY PERSONNEL

Sosthenes of Macedon

400 BC - 277 BC

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Sosthenes (Greek Σωσθένης; died 277 BC) was a Macedonian general who may have been a king of the Antipatrid dynasty. During the reign of Lysimachus he was his governor in Asia Minor. Sosthenes was elected King by the Macedonian army, but he may or not have reigned as king. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sosthenes of Macedon has received more than 85,449 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Sosthenes of Macedon is the 780th most popular military personnel (down from 712th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 556th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Turkish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Sosthenes of Macedon ranks 780 out of 2,058. Before him are Ettore Bastico, Qin Liangyu, Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke, Cleombrotus, Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji, and Markos Botsaris. After him are Alphonse Juin, Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha, Otto von Lossow, Seiichi Itō, Saitō Dōsan, and Minamoto no Yoshitomo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Sosthenes of Macedon ranks 40. Before him are Eurydice of Egypt, Artabazos II, King Lie of Zhou, Nausiphanes, Philip IV of Macedon, and Antipater II of Macedon. After him are Diodorus Cronus, Cynane, Silanion, Aeacides of Epirus, Aristyllus, and King Xian of Zhou. Among people deceased in 277 BC, Sosthenes of Macedon ranks 1. 

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Sosthenes of Macedon ranks 115 out of 169. Before him are Nicholas Kanabos (1200), Bohemond III of Antioch (1144), Artabazos II (-400), Rusa II (-800), Yolanda of Flanders (1175), and Barlaam of Seminara (1290). After him are Dolon (null), Pharnaces I of Pontus (-300), Anna Dalassene (1030), Bohemond VI of Antioch (1237), John Kinnamos (1143), and Eutropius (400).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Turkey

Among military personnels born in Turkey, Sosthenes of Macedon ranks 3. Before him are Bardas Skleros (1000), and Artabazos II (-400). After him are Artabazos I of Phrygia (-600), Gainas (400), Mundus (450), and Tatikios (1100).

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