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Vespasian

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Vespasian (; Latin: Vespasianus [wɛspasiˈaːnʊs]; 17 November AD 9 – 23 June 79) was Roman emperor from 69 to 79. The last emperor to reign in the Year of the Four Emperors, he founded the Flavian dynasty, which ruled the Empire for 27 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vespasian has received more than 4,320,540 page views. His biography is available in 89 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 86 in 2019). Vespasian is the 166th most popular politician (down from 143rd in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Italy (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Italian Politician.

Vespasian was a Roman emperor, the founder of the Flavian dynasty, and the father of Titus and Domitian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 78.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 89

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Vespasians by language

Over the past year Vespasian has had the most page views in the with 597,465 views, followed by Spanish (123,667), and Italian (119,849). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Tajik (334.22%), Cornish (238.28%), and (230.36%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Vespasian ranks 166 out of 19,576. Before him are Gamal Abdel Nasser, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire, Cardinal Richelieu, Mehmed IV, and Francis I of France. After him are Claudius, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lech Wałęsa, Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 9, Vespasian ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 79, Vespasian ranks 1. After him are Pliny the Elder, Pope Linus, Aulus Caecina Alienus, and Drusilla.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Vespasian ranks 64 out of 5,161. Before him are Saint Lucy (283), Umberto Eco (1932), Pope Pius XII (1876), Saint Valentine (226), Guglielmo Marconi (1874), and Ötzi (-3345). After him are Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194), Federico Fellini (1920), Claudio Monteverdi (1567), Pope Innocent VII (1339), Pope Julius II (1443), and Sophia Loren (1934).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Vespasian ranks 14. Before him are Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768), Caligula (12), Lorenzo de' Medici (1449), Silvio Berlusconi (1936), Pontius Pilate (-12), and Tiberius (-42). After him are Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194), Titus (41), Mark Antony (-83), Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (-600), Sonia Gandhi (1946), and Domitian (51).

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