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Perseus of Macedon

212 BC - 166 BC

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Perseus (Greek: Περσεύς, romanized: Perséus; c. 212 – 166 BC) was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon from 179 until 168 BC. He is widely regarded as the last king of Macedonia and the last ruler from the Antigonid Dynasty, as his defeat by Rome at the Battle of Pydna during the Third Macedonian War effectively ended Macedonia as an independent political entity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Perseus of Macedon is the 1,974th most popular politician (down from 1,739th in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from Greece (down from 131st in 2019) and the 55th most popular Greek Politician.

Perseus of Macedon is most famous for his defeat of the Gorgon Medusa, who had snakes for hair and could turn anyone who looked at her to stone.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Perseus of Macedon ranks 1,974 out of 19,576. Before him are Hippias, Johannes Rau, Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan, Nikephoros III Botaneiates, Cleopatra Selene of Syria, and Alfonso VIII of Castile. After him are Al-Mutawakkil, Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain, Lucius Junius Brutus, Nabis, Wied, Prince of Albania, and Hafizullah Amin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 212 BC, Perseus of Macedon ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 166 BC, Perseus of Macedon ranks 1. After him is Mattathias.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Perseus of Macedon ranks 145 out of 1,024. Before him are Oruç Reis (1473), Desmond Doss (1919), Antonia Minor (-36), Hippias (-600), Nâzım Hikmet (1902), and Djemal Pasha (1872). After him are Nabis (-300), Cratylus (-500), Antonia the Elder (-39), Pherecydes of Syros (-580), Saint Giles (640), and Callicrates (-470).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Perseus of Macedon ranks 55. Before him are Agesilaus II (-444), Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (1882), Ioannis Metaxas (1871), Oruç Reis (1473), Antonia Minor (-36), and Hippias (-600). After him are Nabis (-300), Antonia the Elder (-39), Hipparchus (-600), Georgios Papadopoulos (1919), Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776), and Ephialtes of Trachis (-550).

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