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Memnon of Rhodes

380 BC - 333 BC

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Memnon of Rhodes (Greek: Μέμνων ὁ Ῥόδιος; c. 380 – 333 BC) was a prominent Rhodian Greek commander in the service of the Achaemenid Empire. Related to the Persian aristocracy by the marriage of his sister to the satrap Artabazus II, together with his brother Mentor he served the Persian king for most of his life, and played an important role during the invasion of Alexander the Great and the decades before that. Carl Otis Schuster notes that though often inaccurately described as "simply a mercenary", Memnon was arguably the toughest defender of the Persian Empire Alexander had to face, and was nearly successful in putting a halt to him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Memnon of Rhodes is the 234th most popular nobleman (down from 225th in 2019), the 238th most popular biography from Greece (up from 247th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Greek Nobleman.

Memnon of Rhodes is most famous for the colossal statue that was carved to honor the king of the city-state of Rhodes. The statue was carved from a single stone and depicts Memnon sitting on a throne with a scepter in his right hand and an eagle at his feet.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Memnon of Rhodes ranks 234 out of 1,415. Before him are Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia, Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, Thierry, Count of Flanders, and Archduke John of Austria. After him are Sigismund, Archduke of Austria, Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein, Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland, Charles, Count of Angoulême, Henry, Duke of Cornwall, and Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 380 BC, Memnon of Rhodes ranks 3. Before him are Darius III, and Pytheas. After him are Oxyartes, Anaxarchus, Demades, Anaximenes of Lampsacus, Mentor of Rhodes, and Lanike. Among people deceased in 333 BC, Memnon of Rhodes ranks 1. 

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Memnon of Rhodes ranks 238 out of 1,024. Before him are Aglaonice (null), Cecrops I (null), Cleomenes III (-260), William of Villehardouin (1300), Archelaus (-500), and Agnodice (-400). After him are Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), Mnesikles (-500), Antiochus VIII Grypus (-141), Costas Simitis (1936), Xanthippus of Carthage (-300), and Plutarch of Athens (350).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Greece

Among noblemen born in Greece, Memnon of Rhodes ranks 5. Before him are Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921), Queen Sofía of Spain (1938), Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (1906), and Leotychidas (-540). After him are Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark (1914), and Arsinoe I (-305).

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