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Sophonisba

300 BC - 203 BC

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Sophonisba (in Punic, 𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 Ṣap̄anbaʿal) (fl. 206 - 203 BC) was a Carthaginian noblewoman who lived during the Second Punic War, and the daughter of Hasdrubal Gisco. She held influence over the Numidian political landscape, convincing king Syphax to change sides during the war, and later, in an act that became legendary, she poisoned herself rather than be humiliated in a Roman triumph. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sophonisba is the 5,173rd most popular politician (down from 3,119th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Tunisia (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Tunisian Politician.

Sophonisba is most famous for her resistance to the Romans during the Second Punic War. She was captured and tortured by the Romans, but refused to give up any information.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sophonisba ranks 5,173 out of 19,576. Before her are Aleksandar Stamboliyski, Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha, Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde, Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans, Favila of Asturias, and Emperor Go-Horikawa. After her are Sarduri II, Dian Wei, Hōjō Tokimune, S. Jaishankar, Andrius Kubilius, and Dieter Wisliceny.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300 BC, Sophonisba ranks 12. Before her are Zhao Gao, Wang Jian, Berenice, Xanthippus of Carthage, Arsaces II of Parthia, and Gentius. After her are Nicomedes I of Bithynia, Prusias I of Bithynia, Pharnaces I of Pontus, Mithridates III of Pontus, Xerxes of Armenia, and Lucius Aemilius Paullus. Among people deceased in 203 BC, Sophonisba ranks 3. Before her are Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, and Mago Barca. After her is Agathocles of Egypt.

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In Tunisia

Among people born in Tunisia, Sophonisba ranks 37 out of 210. Before her are Sabinianus (200), Hasdrubal the Fair (-270), Arnobius (255), Azzedine Alaïa (1935), Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah (931), and Al-Aziz Billah (955). After her are Georges Wolinski (1934), F. R. David (1947), Al-Mansur Billah (913), Clitomachus (-187), Hamida Djandoubi (1949), and Constantine the African (1020).

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Among POLITICIANS In Tunisia

Among politicians born in Tunisia, Sophonisba ranks 23. Before her are Hasdrubal the Boetharch (-200), Sabinianus (200), Hasdrubal the Fair (-270), Azzedine Alaïa (1935), Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah (931), and Al-Aziz Billah (955). After her are Al-Mansur Billah (913), Hamida Djandoubi (1949), Maharbal (-245), Salvius Julianus (115), Muhammad VIII al-Amin (1881), and Rached Ghannouchi (1941).

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