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Basiliscus

500 - 476

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Basiliscus (Ancient Greek: Βασιλίσκος, romanized: Basilískos; died 476/477) was Eastern Roman emperor from 9 January 475 to August 476. He became magister militum per Thracias in 464, under his brother-in-law, Emperor Leo I (r. 457–474). Basiliscus commanded the army for an invasion of the Vandal Kingdom in 468, which was defeated at the Battle of Cape Bon. There were accusations at the time that Basiliscus was bribed by Aspar, the magister militum; many historians dismiss this, instead concluding that Basiliscus was either incompetent or foolish for accepting Vandal King Gaiseric's offer of a truce, which the latter used to construct fireships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Basiliscus is the 2,199th most popular politician (up from 2,389th in 2019), the 265th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 288th in 2019) and the 144th most popular Turkish Politician.

Basiliscus was the last of the Eastern Roman Emperors, and is most famous for his defeat by the Bulgarians under Asparukh in 680.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Basiliscus ranks 2,199 out of 19,576. Before him are Risto Ryti, Haakon II of Norway, Alexander Jagiellon, Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Rastislav of Moravia, and Dongmyeong of Goguryeo. After him are Edmund Crouchback, Jules Grévy, Öz Beg Khan, Jean Parisot de Valette, Alfonso XI of Castile, and Hipparchus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500, Basiliscus ranks 6. Before him are Theodora, Procopius, Totila, Pope Vigilius, and Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite. After him are Peroz I, Sigismund of Burgundy, Rhadamistus, Nonnus, Antipope Laurentius, and Yazdegerd II. Among people deceased in 476, Basiliscus ranks 2. Before him is Orestes. After him is Marcus.

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    Orestes

    POLITICIAN

    420 - 476

    HPI: 73.26

    Rank: 1

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    Basiliscus

    POLITICIAN

    500 - 476

    HPI: 71.65

    Rank: 2

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    Marcus

    NOBLEMAN

    500 - 476

    HPI: 65.98

    Rank: 3

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Basiliscus ranks 265 out of 1,347. Before him are Thecla (100), Alexander (870), Alexios II Komnenos (1169), Theophanes the Confessor (758), Helenus (null), and Anthemius of Tralles (474). After him are Fahri Korutürk (1903), Theophanu (960), Adnan Menderes (1899), Philemon (100), Niketas Choniates (1155), and Phorcys (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Basiliscus ranks 144. Before him are Ahmet Necdet Sezer (1941), Kenan Evren (1917), Sultan Cem (1459), Alexander (870), Alexios II Komnenos (1169), and Helenus (null). After him are Fahri Korutürk (1903), Theophanu (960), Adnan Menderes (1899), Phorcys (null), Anchises (null), and Dardanus (null).

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