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Servius Tullius

600 BC - 535 BC

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Servius Tullius was the legendary sixth king of Rome, and the second of its Etruscan dynasty. He reigned from 578 to 535 BC. Roman and Greek sources describe his servile origins and later marriage to a daughter of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, Rome's first Etruscan king, who was assassinated in 579 BC. The constitutional basis for his accession is unclear; he is variously described as the first Roman king to accede without election by the Senate, having gained the throne by popular and royal support; and as the first to be elected by the Senate alone, with support of the reigning queen but without recourse to a popular vote. Several traditions describe Servius's father as divine. Livy depicts Servius's mother as a captured Latin princess enslaved by the Romans; her child is chosen as Rome's future king after a ring of fire is seen around his head. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Servius Tullius is the 542nd most popular politician (down from 434th in 2019), the 264th most popular biography from Italy (down from 209th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Italian Politician.

Servius Tullius was king of Rome from 616-578 BC. He is most famous for creating the position of plebeian tribune, which gave the plebeians a voice in the Roman government.

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Among politicians, Servius Tullius ranks 542 out of 19,576. Before him are Miklós Horthy, Olaf Tryggvason, Shehbaz Sharif, Mahathir Mohamad, Augustus II the Strong, and Baldwin I, Latin Emperor. After him are Arthur Henderson, Herod Antipas, Heraklonas, Baibars, Abdul Hamid I, and Ayub Khan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Servius Tullius ranks 7. Before him are Cyrus the Great, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, Tomyris, Esther, Peisistratos, and Lucretia. After him are Ānanda, Yaśodharā, Maya, Belshazzar, Mardonius, and Gaius Marcius Coriolanus. Among people deceased in 535 BC, Servius Tullius ranks 1. 

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Servius Tullius ranks 264 out of 5,161. Before him are Florianus (232), Gaius Marius (-157), Andrea Mantegna (1431), Pope Lucius II (1100), Pope Gelasius I (410), and Livia (-58). After him are Pope Honorius IV (1210), Pope Adrian II (792), Pope Paschal I (775), Pope Gelasius II (1062), Catullus (-84), and Pope Honorius II (1100).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Servius Tullius ranks 43. Before him are Constans (320), Didius Julianus (133), Pertinax (126), Vitellius (15), Otho (32), and Florianus (232). After him are Scipio Africanus (-235), Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1519), Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (-700), Giuseppe Mazzini (1805), Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (-519), and Umberto I of Italy (1844).

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