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Thaïs

400 BC - 400 BC

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Thaïs (; Greek: Θαΐς; fl. 4th century BCE) was a Greek hetaira who accompanied Alexander the Great on his military campaigns. Likely from Athens, she is most famous for having instigated the burning of Persepolis, the capital city of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, after it was conquered by Alexander's army in 330 BCE. At the time, Thaïs was the lover of Ptolemy I Soter, who was one of Alexander's close companions and generals. It has been suggested that she may also have been Alexander's lover on the basis of a statement by the Greek rhetorician Athenaeus, who writes that Alexander liked to "keep Thaïs about him" without directly classifying the nature of their relationship as intimate; this may simply have meant that he enjoyed her company, as she is said to have been very witty and entertaining. Athenaeus also states that after Alexander's death in 323 BCE, Thaïs married Ptolemy and bore three of his children. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thaïs is the 2,756th most popular politician (down from 2,434th in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from Greece (down from 168th in 2019) and the 74th most popular Greek Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thaïs ranks 2,756 out of 19,576. Before her are Henry Morgenthau Sr., Thomas Fairfax, Mykola Azarov, Emperor Hui of Han, Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet, and Yasuo Fukuda. After her are Henry III of Castile, Kiro Gligorov, Princess Louise of Belgium, Marie François Sadi Carnot, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, and Crispus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Thaïs ranks 6. Before her are Porus, Bessus, Tollund Man, Parmenion, and Stateira I. After her are Berossus, Nectanebo II, Theopompus, Atropates, Ephorus, and Leochares. Among people deceased in 400 BC, Thaïs ranks 5. Before her are Aspasia, Xanthippe, Zeuxis, and Ctesias. After her are Leochares, Teos of Egypt, Phaedo of Elis, Eubulides, Alcamenes, Parysatis, and Oxyartes.

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  • Photo of Porus

    Porus

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 79.63

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Bessus

    Bessus

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 329 BC

    HPI: 73.62

    Rank: 2

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    Tollund Man

    CELEBRITY

    400 BC - 384 BC

    HPI: 72.13

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Parmenion

    Parmenion

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    400 BC - 329 BC

    HPI: 71.79

    Rank: 4

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    Stateira I

    COMPANION

    400 BC - 331 BC

    HPI: 70.44

    Rank: 5

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    Thaïs

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 70.25

    Rank: 6

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    Berossus

    WRITER

    400 BC - 300 BC

    HPI: 70.12

    Rank: 7

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    Nectanebo II

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 343 BC

    HPI: 70.02

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Theopompus

    Theopompus

    HISTORIAN

    400 BC - 320 BC

    HPI: 69.44

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Atropates

    Atropates

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 360 BC

    HPI: 69.37

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Ephorus

    Ephorus

    HISTORIAN

    400 BC - 330 BC

    HPI: 69.19

    Rank: 11

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    Leochares

    SCULPTOR

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 68.77

    Rank: 12

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Others Deceased in 400 BC

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    Aspasia

    COMPANION

    470 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 82.17

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Xanthippe

    Xanthippe

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 77.67

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Zeuxis

    Zeuxis

    PAINTER

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 74.74

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Ctesias

    Ctesias

    PHYSICIAN

    440 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 71.06

    Rank: 4

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    Thaïs

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 70.25

    Rank: 5

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    Leochares

    SCULPTOR

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 68.77

    Rank: 6

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    Teos of Egypt

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 67.41

    Rank: 7

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    Phaedo of Elis

    PHILOSOPHER

    401 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 67.17

    Rank: 8

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    Eubulides

    PHILOSOPHER

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 66.97

    Rank: 9

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    Alcamenes

    SCULPTOR

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 66.62

    Rank: 10

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    Parysatis

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 66.20

    Rank: 11

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    Oxyartes

    POLITICIAN

    380 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 65.97

    Rank: 12

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Thaïs ranks 190 out of 1,024. Before her are Karolos Papoulias (1929), Jerry Falwell (1933), Xanthippus (-590), Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907), Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (-506), and Aristarchus of Samothrace (-217). After her are Costa-Gavras (1933), Hipparchia of Maroneia (-350), Herodes Atticus (101), Aenesidemus (-80), Cleobulus (-590), and Meton of Athens (-500).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Thaïs ranks 74. Before her are Antigonus II Gonatas (-319), Yanis Varoufakis (1961), Cleomenes I (-600), Karolos Papoulias (1929), Xanthippus (-590), and Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907). After her are Herodes Atticus (101), Theophano (941), Pleistarchus (-500), Brasidas (-500), Gazi Husrev-beg (1480), and Nicias (-500).

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