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Theagenes of Megara

700 BC - 600 BC

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Theagenes of Megara (Ancient Greek: Θεαγένης ὁ Μεγαρεύς) ruled the ancient Greek city of Megara in the seventh century BC. The only sources for his life are anecdotes recorded by authors several centuries after his death, whose reliability is uncertain. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theagenes of Megara has received more than 31,656 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Theagenes of Megara is the 10,684th most popular politician (down from 9,724th in 2019), the 536th most popular biography from Greece (down from 506th in 2019) and the 225th most popular Greek Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Theagenes of Megara ranks 10,684 out of 19,576Before him are Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha, Koca Yusuf Pasha, Joseph Lancaster, Haakon Ericsson, Lee Jae-myung, and Jelle Zijlstra. After him are Aga of Kish, Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, Guillermo Endara, Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani, Assef Shawkat, and Philipp von Boeselager.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700 BC, Theagenes of Megara ranks 35Before him are Aristomenes, Sinsharishkun, Sadyattes, Gargi Vachaknavi, Demaratus of Corinth, and Aeropus I of Macedon. After him are Lesches, Pheidon, Arcesilaus II of Cyrene, Aspelta, Senkamanisken, and Anlamani. Among people deceased in 600 BC, Theagenes of Megara ranks 32Before him are Phocylides, Alcetas I of Macedon, Aeropus I of Macedon, Kleitias, Isagoras, and Aryenis. After him are Gedaliah, Lasus of Hermione, Agasicles, Cadmus of Miletus, Charondas, and Arcesilaus II of Cyrene.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Theagenes of Megara ranks 536 out of 1,024Before him are Eusebia (400), John II Orsini (1300), Euthymides (-600), Demetrius of Montferrat (1205), Jason of Pherae (-500), and Ioannis Rallis (1878). After him are Lastheneia of Mantinea (-350), Leonidas Pyrgos (1871), Laomedon of Mytilene (-400), Anyte of Tegea (-290), Theodor Kallifatides (1938), and Antigone of Epirus (-350).

Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Theagenes of Megara ranks 225Before him are Philinna (-400), John II Orsini (1300), Euthymides (-600), Demetrius of Montferrat (1205), Jason of Pherae (-500), and Ioannis Rallis (1878). After him are Leonidas Pyrgos (1871), Antigone of Epirus (-350), Georgios Rallis (1918), Eudamidas III (-300), Charilaos Trikoupis (1832), and Damaskinos of Athens (1891).