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Aristides

550 BC - 467 BC

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Aristides ( ARR-ih-STY-deez; Ancient Greek: Ἀριστείδης, romanized: Aristeídēs, Attic Greek: [aristěːdɛːs]; 530–468 BC) was an ancient Athenian statesman. Nicknamed "the Just" (δίκαιος, díkaios), he flourished at the beginning of Athens' Classical period and is remembered for his generalship in the Persian War. The ancient historian Herodotus cited him as "the best and most honourable man in Athens", and he received similarly reverent treatment in Plato's Socratic dialogues. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aristides is the 1,473rd most popular politician (down from 1,143rd in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from Greece (down from 97th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Greek Politician.

Aristides is most famous for his honesty and fairness. He was a general in the Peloponnesian War, and he was known to be a just and fair man.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Aristides ranks 1,473 out of 19,576. Before him are Publius Cornelius Scipio, Nabonidus, Olaf I of Denmark, Andrei Zhdanov, Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, and Manuel II of Portugal. After him are Lucius Aelius, Louis II of Italy, Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, Clodius Albinus, Xuande Emperor, and Adolf of Germany.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 550 BC, Aristides ranks 5. Before him are Darius the Great, Cambyses II, Zechariah, and Hecataeus of Miletus. After him are Haggai, Ephialtes of Trachis, Himilco, Mahākāśyapa, Alcetas I of Macedon, Atossa, and Labashi-Marduk. Among people deceased in 467 BC, Aristides ranks 1. After him is Pausanias.

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    Aristides

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 467 BC

    HPI: 73.93

    Rank: 1

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    Pausanias

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    HPI: 71.38

    Rank: 2

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Aristides ranks 108 out of 1,024. Before him are Cimon (-510), Myron (-500), Theo Angelopoulos (1935), Antiochus V Eupator (-173), Admetus (null), and Dionysius the Areopagite (100). After him are Agrippina the Elder (-14), Eleftherios Venizelos (1864), Melina Mercouri (1920), Pheidippides (-600), Mahfiruz Hatun (1590), and Athenagoras I of Constantinople (1886).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Aristides ranks 37. Before him are John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192), Lysimachus (-361), Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (1789), John V Palaiologos (1332), Antiochus V Eupator (-173), and Admetus (null). After him are Agrippina the Elder (-14), Eleftherios Venizelos (1864), Mahfiruz Hatun (1590), Berenice I of Egypt (-340), Polycrates (-600), and Critias (-460).

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