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Philetaerus

340 BC - 263 BC

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Philetaerus (; Ancient Greek: Φιλέταιρος, Philétairos, c. 343 –263 BC) was the founder of the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon in Anatolia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philetaerus is the 5,236th most popular politician (down from 4,393rd in 2019), the 503rd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 441st in 2019) and the 262nd most popular Turkish Politician.

Philetaerus is most famous for establishing a dynasty in Pergamon, which was a city in Asia Minor.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Philetaerus ranks 5,236 out of 19,576Before him are Stefan Dragutin, Nuno Álvares Pereira, Georgi Parvanov, Louis V, Duke of Bavaria, Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg, and Bakir Izetbegović. After him are Sun Liang, Eumenes III, Philippe de Gaulle, Wilhelm Stuckart, Skirgaila, and Emperor Fushimi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 340 BC, Philetaerus ranks 5Before him are Chandragupta Maurya, Berenice I of Egypt, Appius Claudius Caecus, and Theodorus the Atheist. After him are King Wuling of Zhao, Menedemus, Duris of Samos, Philochorus, and Polyaenus of Lampsacus. Among people deceased in 263 BC, Philetaerus ranks 2Before him is Zeno of Citium.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Philetaerus ranks 503 out of 1,347Before him are Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha (1815), Sarduri II (-790), Hieronymus of Cardia (-390), Artabasdos (700), Aelius Aristides (117), and Stratonice of Syria (-317). After him are Eumenes III (-200), Gerasimus of the Jordan (500), Parrhasius (-500), Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem (1145), Yılmaz Güney (1937), and Artabazos II (-400).

Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Philetaerus ranks 262Before him are Anna of Trebizond (1350), Andronikos Doukas (1006), Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha (1815), Sarduri II (-790), Artabasdos (700), and Stratonice of Syria (-317). After him are Eumenes III (-200), Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem (1145), Nicomedes I of Bithynia (-300), Argishti I of Urartu (-827), Devlet Hatun (1361), and Ahmet Tevfik Pasha (1845).