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Dorieus

600 BC - 560 BC

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Dorieus (died c.510 BC; Ancient Greek: Δωριεύς) was a Spartan prince of the Agiad dynasty who is mentioned several times in Herodotus. The second son of Anaxandridas II, he was the younger half-brother of Cleomenes I and the elder full brother of both Leonidas I and Cleombrotus. He tried to found a colony in Cinyps (Libya) but failed. He tried again to establish a colony in western Sicily, but was killed by the Carthaginians. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dorieus is the 9,513th most popular politician (down from 8,892nd in 2019), the 486th most popular biography from Greece (down from 461st in 2019) and the 209th most popular Greek Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dorieus ranks 9,513 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles IV of Anjou, Wen Ding, Zheng Jing, Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma, Koca Davud Pasha, and Blanche of France, Duchess of Austria. After him are Sergei Stepashin, Henrique Rosa, Aureolus of Aragon, Nicomedes II of Bithynia, Bronisław Geremek, and Ashurnasirpal I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Dorieus ranks 67. Before him are Titus Lartius, Themistoclea, Spurius Lartius, Miltiades the Elder, Hippocrates of Gela, and Achaemenes. After him are Vulca, Cloelia, Titus Aebutius Elva, Charondas, Spurius Lucretius Tricipitinus, and Hydarnes. Among people deceased in 560 BC, Dorieus ranks 6. Before him are Alcaeus of Mytilene, Alyattes of Lydia, Thespis, Myia, and Aulus Postumius Albus Regillensis.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Dorieus ranks 486 out of 1,024. Before him are Achilles Painter (-470), Spyridon Samaras (1861), Alexandros Koryzis (1885), Silanion (-400), Krste Misirkov (1874), and Kresilas (-480). After him are Aristarchus of Thessalonica (5), Eusebia (400), Agis I (-957), Diocles (-240), Antigonus of Carystus (-290), and Leonidas Pyrgos (1871).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Dorieus ranks 209. Before him are Meleager (-320), Dimitar Blagoev (1856), Manuel Kantakouzenos (1326), Koçi Xoxe (1911), Battus I of Cyrene (-580), and Archidamus IV (-400). After him are Agis I (-957), Leonidas Pyrgos (1871), Leon of Sparta (-700), Georgios Kondylis (1878), Ioannis Kolettis (1773), and Theodoros Pangalos (1878).

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