MILITARY PERSONNEL

Datis

600 BC - 490 BC

Datis

Datis or Datus (Greek: Δάτης, Old Iranian: *Dātiya-, Achaemenid Elamite: Da-ti-ya) was a Median noble and admiral who served the Persian Empire during the reign of Darius the Great (522–486 BC). He is known for his role in leading the Persian amphibious expedition against Greece in 490 BC during the Greco-Persian Wars. Along with Darius's nephew Artaphernes, he was tasked with subduing Eretria and Athens, succeeding the previously defeated Mardonius. While some later sources claim Datis died during the Battle of Marathon (490), this is not corroborated by other evidence. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Datis is the 511th most popular military personnel (down from 426th in 2019), the 161st most popular biography from Iran (down from 139th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Iranian Military Personnel.

Datis is most famous for being the conqueror of Athens.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Datis ranks 511 out of 2,058. Before him are Harold Bride, Publius Ventidius Bassus, Arthur MacArthur Jr., Andreas Hofer, Dmitry Pozharsky, and Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig. After him are Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Uqba ibn Nafi, John of Austria the Younger, Mitsuo Fuchida, Alfred von Waldersee, and Peroz III.

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Harold Bride
1890 - 1956
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 505
Publius Ventidius Bassus
150 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 506
Arthur MacArthur Jr.
1845 - 1912
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 507
Andreas Hofer
1767 - 1810
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 508
Dmitry Pozharsky
1577 - 1642
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 509
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
1861 - 1928
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 510
Datis
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 511
Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim
1594 - 1632
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 512
Uqba ibn Nafi
622 - 683
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 513
John of Austria the Younger
1629 - 1679
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 514
Mitsuo Fuchida
1902 - 1976
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 515
Alfred von Waldersee
1832 - 1904
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 516
Peroz III
636 - 679
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 517

Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Datis ranks 40. Before him are Hiero I of Syracuse, Demaratus, Sextus Tarquinius, Lars Porsena, Horatius Cocles, and Artaphernes. After him are Amestris, Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, Ageladas, Myia, Artaphernes, and Agrippa Menenius Lanatus. Among people deceased in 490 BC, Datis ranks 4. Before him are Pheidippides, Devadatta, and Hippias. After him are Yan Hui, and Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus.

Others Born in 600 BC

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Hiero I of Syracuse
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 466 BC
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 34
Demaratus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 35
Sextus Tarquinius
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 509 BC
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 36
Lars Porsena
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 37
Horatius Cocles
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - Present
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 38
Artaphernes
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 493 BC
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 39
Datis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 40
Amestris
COMPANION
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 41
Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 42
Ageladas
SCULPTOR
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 43
Myia
PHILOSOPHER
600 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 44
Artaphernes
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 45
Agrippa Menenius Lanatus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 493 BC
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 46

Others Deceased in 490 BC

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Pheidippides
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 1
Devadatta
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 2
Hippias
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 3
Datis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 4
Yan Hui
PHILOSOPHER
521 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 5
Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 6