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Quirinius

45 BC - 21

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Publius Sulpicius Quirinius (c. 51 BC – AD 21), also translated as Cyrenius, was a Roman aristocrat. After the banishment of the ethnarch Herod Archelaus from the tetrarchy of Judea in AD 6, Quirinius was appointed legate governor of Syria, to which the province of Judaea had been added for the purpose of a census. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Quirinius is the 2,697th most popular politician (up from 2,745th in 2019), the 897th most popular biography from Italy (up from 926th in 2019) and the 193rd most popular Italian Politician.

Quirinius was a Roman general who was appointed governor of Syria by the Senate in 6 CE. He is most famous for his census of Judea and Samaria, which is mentioned in the Gospel of Luke.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Quirinius ranks 2,697 out of 19,576. Before him are Julia Drusilla, Nancy Pelosi, Yanis Varoufakis, François Darlan, Ladislaus of Naples, and Cleomenes I. After him are Karolos Papoulias, Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia, Otto Strasser, Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, Mariano Rajoy, and Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 45 BC, Quirinius ranks 2. Before him is Wang Mang. After him is Marcus Valerius Messalla Appianus. Among people deceased in 21, Quirinius ranks 2. Before him is Arminius.

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    Arminius

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    17 BC - 21

    HPI: 79.71

    Rank: 1

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    Quirinius

    POLITICIAN

    45 BC - 21

    HPI: 70.38

    Rank: 2

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Quirinius ranks 897 out of 5,161. Before him are Beatrice d'Este (1475), Cosimo Rosselli (1439), Beatrice Cenci (1577), Pietro Bembo (1470), Guercino (1591), and Ladislaus of Naples (1377). After him are Lodovico Ferrari (1522), Silas (1), Gentile da Fabriano (1370), Baldassare Galuppi (1706), Vincenzo Galilei (1520), and Claudia Mori (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Quirinius ranks 193. Before him are Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351), Phalaris (-700), Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (1782), Filippo Maria Visconti (1392), Berengar II of Italy (900), and Ladislaus of Naples (1377). After him are Julia Minor (-101), Mario Beccaria (1920), Sandro Pertini (1896), Giuseppe Guarneri (1698), Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases (1569), and Teia (550).

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