MILITARY PERSONNEL

Spartacus

109 BC - 71 BC

Spartacus

Spartacus (Greek: Σπάρτακος Spártakos; Latin: Spartacus; c. 111–71 BC) was a Thracian gladiator who, along with Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, and Oenomaus, was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Little is known about him beyond the events of the war, and surviving historical accounts are sometimes contradictory and may not always be reliable. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Spartacus has received more than 7,297,287 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 6th most popular military personnel.

Memorability Metrics

7.3M
Page Views (PV)
82.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
75
Languages Editions (L)
11.06
Effective Languages (L*)
3.60
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Spartacus ranks 6 out of 1,194. Before him are Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great, Joan of Arc, Timur, and Charles de Gaulle. After him are Chiang Kai-shek, Charles Martel, Erwin Rommel, Adolf Eichmann, William Wallace, and Themistocles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 109 BC, Spartacus ranks 1. After him are Catiline and Gaius Marius the Younger. Among people deceased in 71 BC, Spartacus ranks 1. After him are Gannicus and Marcus Antonius Creticus.