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Hierocles

200 - 222

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Hierocles (Greek: Ἱεροκλῆς, late 2nd century – 222 AD) was a favourite and lover of the Roman Emperor Elagabalus. Most of the descriptions of his life are given by Cassius Dio and the Historia Augusta. Hierocles was from Caria in Anatolia, and was at some point enslaved, later becoming a charioteer in the service of Elagabalus. Initially, he was a lover and student of another charioteer named Gordius. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hierocles is the 10,827th most popular politician (down from 10,516th in 2019), the 870th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 865th in 2019) and the 409th most popular Turkish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hierocles ranks 10,827 out of 19,576Before him are Kelly Craft, Hanna Suchocka, Negasso Gidada, Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham, Jayavarman IV, and Kaarlo Castrén. After him are Annius Rufus, Lee Beom-seok, Kilij Arslan IV, Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Constantine II of Georgia, and K. Kamaraj.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200, Hierocles ranks 63Before him are Yan Liang, Gongsun Du, Apollonius Dyscolus, Abercius of Hieropolis, Julius Pollux, and Licinianus. After him are Ma Jun, Cniva, Hermogenes of Tarsus, Philostratus of Lemnos, Phlegon of Tralles, and Manlia Scantilla. Among people deceased in 222, Hierocles ranks 10Before him are Zhang Liao, Gan Ning, Huang Gai, Bardaisan, Ma Liang, and Annia Faustina.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Hierocles ranks 870 out of 1,347Before him are Rusa III (-650), Aesacus (null), Henri Langlois (1914), Aristeas (-600), Michael Critobulus (1400), and Parthenius of Nicaea (-1). After him are Ino Anastasia (600), Saint Telemachus (301), Fatma Aliye Topuz (1862), Aulus Licinius Archias (-121), Nausiphanes (-400), and Cansu Dere (1980).

Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Hierocles ranks 409Before him are Ali Kemal (1867), Theodosius (583), Verina (null), Rusa III (-650), Aesacus (null), and Michael Critobulus (1400). After him are Ino Anastasia (600), Ptolemy Epigonos (-300), Deniz Baykal (1938), Isaac Komnenos (1093), Damat Ferid Pasha (1853), and Ariarathes V of Cappadocia (-200).