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Brasidas

500 BC - 422 BC

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Brasidas (Greek: Βρασίδας, died 422 BC) was the most distinguished Spartan officer during the first decade of the Peloponnesian War. He died during the Second Battle of Amphipolis while winning one of his most spectacular victories. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brasidas is the 3,057th most popular politician (down from 2,595th in 2019), the 201st most popular biography from Greece (down from 176th in 2019) and the 78th most popular Greek Politician.

Braidas is most famous for the Battle of Thermopylae, in which he was a Spartan general.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Brasidas ranks 3,057 out of 19,576. Before him are John Boland, Antonín Novotný, Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia, Michael Howard, Rhadamistus, and James Comey. After him are Frederick II, Duke of Swabia, Maxim Litvinov, Francis, Count of Vendôme, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Anthony of Saxony, and Publius Valerius Publicola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Brasidas ranks 19. Before him are Ictinus, Cyrus the Younger, Cratylus, Sogdianus of Persia, Meton of Athens, and Pleistarchus. After him are Nicias, Archelaus, Mnesikles, Pharnabazus II, Polygnotus, and Alcetas II of Macedon. Among people deceased in 422 BC, Brasidas ranks 2. Before him is Cleon. After him are Cratinus, and Ion of Chios.

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  • Photo of Cleon

    Cleon

    EXTREMIST

    450 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 71.34

    Rank: 1

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    Brasidas

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 69.63

    Rank: 2

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    Cratinus

    WRITER

    500 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 65.36

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Ion of Chios

    Ion of Chios

    WRITER

    490 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 63.12

    Rank: 4

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Brasidas ranks 201 out of 1,024. Before him are Cleobulus (-590), Meton of Athens (-500), Thespis (-600), Agathias (536), Theophano (941), and Pleistarchus (-500). After him are Callisthenes (-360), Gazi Husrev-beg (1480), Phoebe (50), Nicholas Kabasilas (1322), Nearchus (-356), and Theopompus (-400).

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  • Photo of Cleobulus

    Cleobulus

    PHILOSOPHER

    590 BC - 510 BC

    HPI: 70.00

    Rank: 195

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    Meton of Athens

    MATHEMATICIAN

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 69.92

    Rank: 196

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    Thespis

    ACTOR

    600 BC - 560 BC

    HPI: 69.86

    Rank: 197

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    Agathias

    WRITER

    536 - 582

    HPI: 69.86

    Rank: 198

  • Photo of Theophano

    Theophano

    POLITICIAN

    941 - 976

    HPI: 69.81

    Rank: 199

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    Pleistarchus

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 458 BC

    HPI: 69.76

    Rank: 200

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    Brasidas

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 69.63

    Rank: 201

  • Photo of Callisthenes

    Callisthenes

    HISTORIAN

    360 BC - 327 BC

    HPI: 69.54

    Rank: 202

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    Gazi Husrev-beg

    POLITICIAN

    1480 - 1541

    HPI: 69.49

    Rank: 203

  • Photo of Phoebe

    Phoebe

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    50 - 100

    HPI: 69.48

    Rank: 204

  • Photo of Nicholas Kabasilas

    Nicholas Kabasilas

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1322 - 1391

    HPI: 69.48

    Rank: 205

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    Nearchus

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    356 BC - 300 BC

    HPI: 69.47

    Rank: 206

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    Theopompus

    HISTORIAN

    400 BC - 320 BC

    HPI: 69.44

    Rank: 207

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Brasidas ranks 78. Before him are Xanthippus (-590), Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907), Thaïs (-400), Herodes Atticus (101), Theophano (941), and Pleistarchus (-500). After him are Gazi Husrev-beg (1480), Nicias (-500), Telamon (null), Idomeneus of Crete (null), Kyriakos Mitsotakis (1968), and Andreas Papandreou (1919).

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