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Thaïs

400 BC - 400 BC

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Thaïs (; Greek: Θαΐς; fl. 4th century BCE) was a Greek hetaira who accompanied Alexander the Great on his military campaigns. Likely from Athens, she is most famous for having instigated the burning of Persepolis, the capital city of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, after it was conquered by Alexander's army in 330 BCE. At the time, Thaïs was the lover of Ptolemy I Soter, who was one of Alexander's close companions and generals. It has been suggested that she may also have been Alexander's lover on the basis of a statement by the Greek rhetorician Athenaeus, who writes that Alexander liked to "keep Thaïs about him" without directly classifying the nature of their relationship as intimate; this may simply have meant that he enjoyed her company, as she is said to have been very witty and entertaining. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thaïs has received more than 459,154 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Thaïs is the 2,434th most popular politician (up from 4,515th in 2019), the 168th most popular biography from Greece (up from 285th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Greek Politician.

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.86

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  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thaïs ranks 2,434 out of 19,576. Before her are Bindusara, Louis the Blind, Constantine Laskaris, Bolesław III Wrymouth, Atossa, and Najib Mikati. After her are John of Brienne, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Sogdianus of Persia, Gennady Yanayev, Pierre Trudeau, and Mentuhotep I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Thaïs ranks 6. Before her are Bessus, Parmenion, Tollund Man, Pausanias of Orestis, and Nectanebo II. After her are Porus, Atropates, Teos of Egypt, Berossus, Leochares, and Theopompus. Among people deceased in 400 BC, Thaïs ranks 4. Before her are Aspasia, Xanthippe, and Ctesias. After her are Zeuxis, Teos of Egypt, Leochares, Eubulides, Phaedo of Elis, Parysatis, Alcamenes, and Oxyartes.

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  • Photo of Bessus

    Bessus

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 329 BC

    HPI: 68.83

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Parmenion

    Parmenion

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    400 BC - 329 BC

    HPI: 66.99

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Tollund Man

    Tollund Man

    CELEBRITY

    400 BC - 384 BC

    HPI: 66.72

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Pausanias of Orestis

    Pausanias of Orestis

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 336 BC

    HPI: 66.22

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Nectanebo II

    Nectanebo II

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 343 BC

    HPI: 64.95

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Thaïs

    Thaïs

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 64.39

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Porus

    Porus

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 64.24

    Rank: 7

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    Atropates

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 360 BC

    HPI: 63.98

    Rank: 8

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    Teos of Egypt

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 63.83

    Rank: 9

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    Berossus

    WRITER

    400 BC - 300 BC

    HPI: 63.78

    Rank: 10

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    Leochares

    SCULPTOR

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 63.46

    Rank: 11

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    Theopompus

    HISTORIAN

    400 BC - 320 BC

    HPI: 63.42

    Rank: 12

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Others Deceased in 400 BC

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    Aspasia

    COMPANION

    470 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 74.78

    Rank: 1

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    Xanthippe

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 72.63

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Ctesias

    Ctesias

    PHYSICIAN

    440 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 64.45

    Rank: 3

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    Thaïs

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 64.39

    Rank: 4

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    Zeuxis

    PAINTER

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 63.87

    Rank: 5

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    Teos of Egypt

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 63.83

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Leochares

    Leochares

    SCULPTOR

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 63.46

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Eubulides

    Eubulides

    PHILOSOPHER

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 61.60

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Phaedo of Elis

    Phaedo of Elis

    PHILOSOPHER

    401 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 61.52

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Parysatis

    Parysatis

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 60.99

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Alcamenes

    Alcamenes

    SCULPTOR

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 60.98

    Rank: 11

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    Oxyartes

    POLITICIAN

    380 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 59.53

    Rank: 12

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Thaïs ranks 168 out of 1,024. Before her are Crates of Thebes (-365), Spyridon Louis (1873), Craterus (-370), Nicias (-500), Antigonus II Gonatas (-319), and Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (-506). After her are Callisthenes (-360), Hippocrates of Chios (-470), Pleistarchus (-500), Meton of Athens (-500), Periander (-700), and Agathias (536).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Thaïs ranks 59. Before her are Sophia Palaiologina (1455), Gülnuş Sultan (1642), Agesilaus II (-444), Aeschines (-389), Nicias (-500), and Antigonus II Gonatas (-319). After her are Pleistarchus (-500), Brasidas (-500), Cleomenes I (-600), Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907), Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (1911), and Admetus (null).

Greek born Politicians

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