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Alcibiades

450 BC - 404 BC

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Alcibiades (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκιβιάδης; c.450–404 BC) was an Athenian statesman and general. The last of the Alcmaeonidae, he played a major role in the second half of the Peloponnesian War as a strategic advisor, military commander, and politician, but subsequently fell from prominence. During the course of the Peloponnesian War, Alcibiades changed his political allegiance several times. In his native Athens in the early 410s BC, he advocated an aggressive foreign policy and was a prominent proponent of the Sicilian Expedition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alcibiades is the 475th most popular politician (down from 359th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Greece (down from 41st in 2019) and the 14th most popular Greek Politician.

Alcibiades was an Athenian general who served Athens during the Peloponnesian War. He is most famous for his role in the Battle of Syracuse, where he convinced the Syracusans to surrender.

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Among politicians, Alcibiades ranks 475 out of 19,576. Before him are Vitellius, Frederick William II of Prussia, Macbeth, King of Scotland, John Adams, Alexander Lukashenko, and Paul I of Russia. After him are António Guterres, Isaias Afwerki, Qianlong Emperor, Philip V of Spain, Mehmed V, and Joachim Murat.

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Among people born in 450 BC, Alcibiades ranks 1. After him are Polykleitos, Malachi, Diotima of Mantinea, Cleon, Amyntas III of Macedon, Nectanebo I, Amyrtaeus, Archidamus II, Pelopidas, Theramenes, and Diagoras of Melos. Among people deceased in 404 BC, Alcibiades ranks 1. After him is Darius II.

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    Alcibiades

    POLITICIAN

    450 BC - 404 BC

    HPI: 79.33

    Rank: 1

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    Darius II

    POLITICIAN

    475 BC - 404 BC

    HPI: 76.34

    Rank: 2

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Alcibiades ranks 47 out of 1,024. Before him are Peisistratos (-600), Theophrastus (-371), Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493), Miltiades (-540), Aristarchus of Samos (-311), and Pope Sixtus II (215). After him are Pyrrhus of Epirus (-318), Pindar (-517), Queen Sofía of Spain (1938), Apollodorus of Athens (-180), Menander (-342), and Antisthenes (-445).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Alcibiades ranks 14. Before him are Demosthenes (-384), Cleisthenes (-565), Lycurgus of Sparta (-800), Leonidas I (-540), Peisistratos (-600), and Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493). After him are Irene of Athens (752), Xanthippe (-500), Constantine II of Greece (1940), Ptolemy II Philadelphus (-308), Ptolemy III Euergetes (-284), and Epaminondas (-418).

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