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Valerian

200 - 260

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Valerian (, və-LEER-ee-ən; Latin: Publius Licinius Valerianus; c. 199 – 260 or 264) was Roman emperor from 253 to spring 260 AD. Valerian is known as the first Roman emperor to have been taken captive in battle, captured by the Persian emperor Shapur I after the Battle of Edessa, causing shock and instability throughout the Roman Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Valerian has received more than 306,055 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Valerian is the 567th most popular politician (down from 517th in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 82nd in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Turkish Politician.

Valerian is most famous for its sedative properties. It can be found in many over-the-counter sleep aids and is often used as a natural alternative to prescription drugs.

Memorability Metrics

  • 310k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 64

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Valerian ranks 567 out of 15,577. Before him are Emperor Taizong of Tang, Mustafa IV, Georges Clemenceau, George IV of the United Kingdom, Mohammed Zahir Shah, and Kim Dae-jung. After him are Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Friedrich Ebert, Maximian, Yeongjo of Joseon, Saparmurat Niyazov, and Alija Izetbegović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200, Valerian ranks 4. Before him are Saint Cecilia, Pope Lucius I, and Cyprian. After him are Pope Fabian, Pope Dionysius, Pope Cornelius, Hua Tuo, Pope Pontian, Athenaeus, Pope Stephen I, and Celsus. Among people deceased in 260, Valerian ranks 1. After him are Marcus Minucius Felix, Sun Liang, Cao Mao, Saloninus, Ingenuus, and Regalianus.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Valerian ranks 87 out of 1,301. Before him are Aristotle Onassis (1906), Constantine VII (905), Theodosius II (401), Orhan Pamuk (1952), Abdülaziz (1830), and Mustafa IV (1779). After him are Manuel I Komnenos (1118), Piri Reis (1470), Honorius (384), Pausanias (110), Ignatius of Antioch (35), and Nestorius (381).

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Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Valerian ranks 52. Before him are Alexios I Komnenos (1048), Şehzade Cihangir (1531), Abdulmejid II (1868), Theodosius II (401), Abdülaziz (1830), and Mustafa IV (1779). After him are Manuel I Komnenos (1118), Honorius (384), Leo III the Isaurian (675), Andromache (null), Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224), and Enver Pasha (1881).

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