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Brennus

500 BC - 390 BC

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Brennus or Brennos is the name of two Gaulish chieftains, famous in ancient history: Brennus, chieftain of the Senones, a Gallic tribe originating from the modern areas of France known as Seine-et-Marne, Loiret, and Yonne; in 387 BC, in the Battle of the Allia, he led an army of Cisalpine Gauls in their attack on Rome. Another Brennus was one of the leaders of the army of Gauls who, with Bathanatius, attempted to invade and settle in the Greek mainland in 279 BC. After a looting spree and after managing to pass Thermopylae by encircling the Greek army and forcing it to retreat he made his way to the rich treasury at Delphi but he was defeated by the re-assembled Greek army. Brennus was heavily injured at the battle of Delphi and committed suicide there. The linguistic origins of the name are unclear, despite two theories linking it to Welsh words. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). Brennus is the 1,034th most popular politician (up from 1,101st in 2024), the 446th most popular biography from Italy (up from 468th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Italian Politician.

Brennus was a Gallic chieftain who led a group of Gauls to Rome in 390 BC and sacked the city.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Brennus ranks 1,034 out of 19,576. Before him are Oleg of Novgorod, Benjamin Harrison, Edith Roosevelt, Hezekiah, Faisal II of Iraq, and Peleus. After him are Marwan I, Ludwig I of Bavaria, Henry I of England, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Konstantin von Neurath, and Adolphe Thiers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Brennus ranks 8. Before him are Anaxagoras, Pāṇini, Leucippus, Xanthippe, Ezra, and Xerxes II of Persia. After him are Zeuxis, Artemisia I of Caria, Ajatashatru, Myron, Ictinus, and Cyrus the Younger. Among people deceased in 390 BC, Brennus ranks 1. After him are Philolaus, Conon, and Amadocus I.

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  • Photo of Anaxagoras

    Anaxagoras

    PHILOSOPHER

    500 BC - 428 BC

    HPI: 82.89

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Pāṇini

    Pāṇini

    LINGUIST

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 81.60

    Rank: 3

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    Leucippus

    PHILOSOPHER

    500 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 80.59

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Xanthippe

    Xanthippe

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 77.67

    Rank: 5

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    Ezra

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    500 BC - 401 BC

    HPI: 77.65

    Rank: 6

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    Xerxes II of Persia

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 424 BC

    HPI: 77.43

    Rank: 7

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    Brennus

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 390 BC

    HPI: 75.70

    Rank: 8

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    Zeuxis

    PAINTER

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 74.74

    Rank: 9

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    Artemisia I of Caria

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 74.58

    Rank: 10

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    Ajatashatru

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 74.51

    Rank: 11

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    Myron

    SCULPTOR

    500 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 74.09

    Rank: 12

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    Ictinus

    ARCHITECT

    500 BC - Present

    HPI: 72.84

    Rank: 13

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    Cyrus the Younger

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 401 BC

    HPI: 72.58

    Rank: 14

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Others Deceased in 390 BC

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    Brennus

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 390 BC

    HPI: 75.70

    Rank: 1

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    Philolaus

    MATHEMATICIAN

    470 BC - 390 BC

    HPI: 75.48

    Rank: 2

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    Conon

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    401 BC - 390 BC

    HPI: 64.94

    Rank: 3

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    Amadocus I

    POLITICIAN

    450 BC - 390 BC

    HPI: 58.26

    Rank: 4

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Brennus ranks 446 out of 5,161. Before him are Conrad IV of Germany (1228), Amadeo I of Spain (1845), Simonetta Vespucci (1453), Roberto Benigni (1952), Antipope John XXIII (1370), and Alberto Moravia (1907). After him are Pope Callixtus I (180), Maria Luisa of Spain (1745), Cesare Maldini (1932), Tiberius Gracchus (-163), Pope Benedict VII (910), and Nino Rota (1911).

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Among Politicians In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Brennus ranks 67. Before him are Enrico Dandolo (1107), Lucius Caesar (-17), Giorgio Napolitano (1925), Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (1751), Conrad IV of Germany (1228), and Amadeo I of Spain (1845). After him are Maria Luisa of Spain (1745), Tiberius Gracchus (-163), Cato the Younger (-95), Roger II of Sicily (1095), Clara Petacci (1912), and Gaius Cassius Longinus (-87).

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