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Aretas IV Philopatris

100 BC - 60 BC

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Aretas IV Philopatris (Nabataean Aramaic: 𐢊𐢛𐢞𐢞 𐢛𐢊𐢒 𐢗𐢓𐢆, Ḥārītaṯ Rāḥem-ʿammeh "Aretas, friend of his people") was the King of the Arab Nabataeans from roughly 9 BC to 40 AD. His daughter Phasaelis was married to, and divorced from, Herod Antipas. Herod then married his stepbrother's wife, Herodias. It was opposition to this marriage that led to the beheading of John the Baptist. After he received news of the divorce, Aretas invaded the territory of Herod Antipas and defeated his army. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aretas IV Philopatris is the 7,824th most popular politician (down from 7,130th in 2019). (down from 1,211th in 2019)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Aretas IV Philopatris ranks 7,824 out of 19,576Before him are Ercole, Lord of Monaco, Ashur-dan III, Emperor Reizei, Andrey Belousov, Princess Mathilde of Saxony, and Yeongyang of Goguryeo. After him are Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden, Alexander Ankvab, Tong Yabghu Qaghan, Andronikos III of Trebizond, Keisuke Okada, and Blanche of Lancaster.

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Among people born in 100 BC, Aretas IV Philopatris ranks 48Before him are Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, Orodes III of Parthia, Tigranes III, Sulpicia, Marcus Antistius Labeo, and Alexander Polyhistor. After him are Tacfarinas, Tiridates II of Parthia, Lucius Cornelius Balbus, Amanishakheto, Mithridates I of the Bosporus, and Quintus Fabius Maximus. Among people deceased in 60 BC, Aretas IV Philopatris ranks 3Before him are Andronicus of Rhodes, and Mariamne. After him are Lucius Cornelius Balbus, Meleager of Gadara, Quintus Lutatius Catulus, Octavia the Elder, Alfenus Varus, Gaius Sosius, and Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus.

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