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Nicias

500 BC - 413 BC

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Nicias (; Ancient Greek: Νικίας Νικηράτου Κυδαντίδης, romanized: Nikias Nikēratou Kydantidēs; c. 470–413 BC) was an Athenian politician and general, who was prominent during the Peloponnesian War. A slaveowning member of the Athenian aristocracy, he inherited a large fortune from his father, and had investments in the silver mines around Laurion, in south-east Attica. Following the death of Pericles in 429 BC, Nicias became the principal rival of Cleon and the democrats in the struggle for political leadership of the Athenian state. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicias is the 3,173rd most popular politician (down from 2,293rd in 2019), the 208th most popular biography from Greece (down from 165th in 2019) and the 80th most popular Greek Politician.

Nicias was most famous for leading the Athenian army against the Spartans in the Peloponnesian War.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nicias ranks 3,173 out of 19,576. Before him are Myint Swe, Israel Katz, Tokugawa Iemitsu, Stefan Uroš V, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, and Jonathan Apphus. After him are Hormizd I, Qalawun, Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria, Claude Louis Hector de Villars, Hedvig Sophia of Sweden, and César Gaviria.

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Among people born in 500 BC, Nicias ranks 20. Before him are Cyrus the Younger, Cratylus, Sogdianus of Persia, Meton of Athens, Pleistarchus, and Brasidas. After him are Archelaus, Mnesikles, Pharnabazus II, Polygnotus, Alcetas II of Macedon, and Fan Li. Among people deceased in 413 BC, Nicias ranks 1. After him are Perdiccas II of Macedon, Demosthenes, and Eurymedon.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Nicias ranks 208 out of 1,024. Before him are Callisthenes (-360), Gazi Husrev-beg (1480), Phoebe (50), Nicholas Kabasilas (1322), Nearchus (-356), and Theopompus (-400). After him are Crates of Thebes (-365), Aelia Eudocia (401), Bacchylides (-490), Telamon (null), Stilpo (-359), and Idomeneus of Crete (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Nicias ranks 80. Before him are Thaïs (-400), Herodes Atticus (101), Theophano (941), Pleistarchus (-500), Brasidas (-500), and Gazi Husrev-beg (1480). After him are Telamon (null), Idomeneus of Crete (null), Kyriakos Mitsotakis (1968), Andreas Papandreou (1919), Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), and Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115).

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