POLITICIAN

Ephialtes

590 BC - 461 BC

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Ephialtes (Ancient Greek: Ἐφιάλτης, Ephialtēs) was an ancient Athenian politician and an early leader of the democratic movement there. In the late 460s BC, he oversaw reforms that diminished the power of the Areopagus, a traditional bastion of conservatism, and which are considered by many modern historians to mark the beginning of the radical democracy for which Athens would become famous. These powers included the scrutiny and control of office holders, and the judicial functions in state trials. He reduced the property qualifications for holding a public office, and created a new definition of citizenship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ephialtes is the 3,535th most popular politician (down from 3,278th in 2019), the 224th most popular biography from Greece (down from 217th in 2019) and the 87th most popular Greek Politician.

Ephialtes is most famous for telling the Persians about the secret passage through the cliffs of Thermopylae.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ephialtes ranks 3,535 out of 19,576. Before him are Dingane kaSenzangakhona, Louisa Maria Stuart, Emperor Taizu of Jin, Antiochus XI Epiphanes, Vukašin of Serbia, and Tudḫaliya I. After him are Clotilde of France, Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Paul Painlevé, Demetrius I Soter, Adélaïde of France, and Marcomer.

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Among people born in 590 BC, Ephialtes ranks 5. Before him are Śuddhodana, Psamtik III, Xanthippus, and Cleobulus. After him are Baruch ben Neriah, and Antenor. Among people deceased in 461 BC, Ephialtes ranks 1. 

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    Ephialtes

    POLITICIAN

    590 BC - 461 BC

    HPI: 68.68

    Rank: 1

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Ephialtes ranks 224 out of 1,024. Before him are Andreas Papandreou (1919), Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), Athenagoras of Athens (133), Leochares (-400), George Maniakes (998), and Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115). After him are Cypselus (-700), Thessalonike of Macedon (-352), Philo of Larissa (-145), Georgios Papanikolaou (1883), Agis IV (-265), and Philostratus (170).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Ephialtes ranks 87. Before him are Telamon (null), Idomeneus of Crete (null), Kyriakos Mitsotakis (1968), Andreas Papandreou (1919), Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), and Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115). After him are Cypselus (-700), Thessalonike of Macedon (-352), Agis IV (-265), Gotse Delchev (1872), Aglaonice (null), and Cecrops I (null).

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