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Sulla

138 BC - 78 BC

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Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (; 138–78 BC), commonly known as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman. He won the first large-scale civil war in Roman history and became the first man of the Republic to seize power through force. Sulla had the distinction of holding the office of consul twice, as well as reviving the dictatorship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sulla has received more than 3,051,783 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Sulla is the 300th most popular politician (down from 234th in 2019), the 120th most popular biography from Italy (down from 106th 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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  • 76.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 64

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sulla ranks 300 out of 15,577. Before him are Djoser, Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Scipio Africanus, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, Cardinal Mazarin, and Raúl Castro. After him are Hugh Capet, Jacques Chirac, Croesus, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, Solon, and Louis XVIII of France.

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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 120 out of 4,668. Before him are Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768), Agatha of Sicily (235), Scipio Africanus (-235), Pope Pius V (1504), Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820), and Cardinal Mazarin (1602). After him are Cesare Borgia (1475), Pope Pius III (1439), Pope Urban VIII (1568), Pope Clement I (40), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), and Plautus (-254).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Sulla ranks 26. Before him are Antoninus Pius (86), Silvio Berlusconi (1936), Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768), Scipio Africanus (-235), Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820), and Cardinal Mazarin (1602). After him are Numa Pompilius (-753), Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869), Nerva (30), Galba (-3), Pompey (-106), and Servius Tullius (-600).

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