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Teia

550 - 552

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Teia (died 552 or 553 AD), also known as Teja, Theia, Thila, Thela, and Teias, was the last Ostrogothic King of Italy. He led troops during the Battle of Busta Gallorum and had noncombatant Romans slaughtered in its aftermath. In late 552/early 553, he was killed during the Battle of Mons Lactarius. Archaeological records attesting to his rule show up in coinage found in former Transalpine Gaul. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Teia is the 2,795th most popular politician (down from 2,165th in 2019), the 926th most popular biography from Italy (down from 766th in 2019) and the 199th most popular Italian Politician.

Teia is most famous for the "Teiai." The Teiai is a game played by two people on a board with black and white stones. The object of the game is to capture more territory than your opponent.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Teia ranks 2,795 out of 19,576. Before him are Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, Zhenjin, Adelaide of Maurienne, Manfred Gerlach, and Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson. After him are Ram Nath Kovind, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Greg Abbott, Emperor Go-Yōzei, Antigonus II Mattathias, and Plaek Phibunsongkhram.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 550, Teia ranks 4. Before him are Pope Boniface IV, Sumayyah bint Khabbat, and Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb. After him are Armah, Anastasius of Persia, John the Merciful, Abdullah ibn Salam, Saint Gall, Liuva I, Cleph, and Menander Protector. Among people deceased in 552, Teia ranks 3. Before him are Totila, and Bumin Qaghan. After him is Menas of Constantinople.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Teia ranks 926 out of 5,161. Before him are Pietro Lorenzetti (1280), Amilcare Ponchielli (1834), Bruttia Crispina (164), Giovanni Pisano (1248), Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases (1569), and Michele Placido (1946). After him are Titus Labienus (-100), Giovanni Bononcini (1670), Valentino (1932), Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo (5), Natalia Ginzburg (1916), and Maria Theresa of Savoy (1756).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Teia ranks 199. Before him are Quirinius (-45), Julia Minor (-101), Mario Beccaria (1920), Sandro Pertini (1896), Giuseppe Guarneri (1698), and Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases (1569). After him are Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo (5), Dionysius II of Syracuse (-397), Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus (-84), Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus (-3), Francesco Cossiga (1928), and Fausta (289).

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