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Sulla

138 BC - 78 BC

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Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (, Latin pronunciation: [ˈɫ̪uːkius̠ korˈneːlʲius̠ ˈs̠uɫːa ˈfeːlʲiːks̠]; 138–78 BC), commonly known as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman. He won the first major civil war in Roman history and became the first man of the Republic to seize power through force. Sulla held the office of consul twice and revived the dictatorship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sulla has received more than 3,276,380 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Sulla is the 290th most popular politician (up from 300th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Italy (up from 119th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Italian Politician.

Sulla was a Roman general and dictator. He is most famous for his victory over Mithridates VI of Pontus in the First Mithridatic War.

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 76.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 67

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sulla ranks 290 out of 19,576. Before him are Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Hu Jintao, Septimius Severus, Odoacer, Martin Bormann, and Charles XII of Sweden. After him are Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, Mars, George III of the United Kingdom, Moshe Dayan, Charles I of Austria, and Woodrow Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 138 BC, Sulla ranks 1. After him is Cleopatra IV of Egypt. Among people deceased in 78 BC, Sulla ranks 1. After him are Publius Rutilius Rufus, and Artaxias I of Iberia.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Sulla ranks 117 out of 5,161. Before him are Antonio Gramsci (1891), Juan Carlos I of Spain (1938), Pope Innocent III (1160), Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820), Numa Pompilius (-753), and Brutus the Younger (-85). After him are Pope Urban VIII (1568), Agatha of Sicily (235), Pope Pius II (1405), Gina Lollobrigida (1927), Guido of Arezzo (991), and Terence Hill (1939).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Sulla ranks 26. Before him are Domitian (51), Marcus Licinius Crassus (-115), Antoninus Pius (86), Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820), Numa Pompilius (-753), and Brutus the Younger (-85). After him are Cardinal Mazarin (1602), Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869), Galba (-3), Sergio Mattarella (1941), Nerva (30), and Scipio Africanus (-235).

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