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Nicaea ranks 1,738th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sandefjord, Malé, and La Spezia. Memorable people born in Nicaea include Hipparchus, Theodore II Laskaris, and Cassius Dio. Memorable people who died in Nicaea include Cassius Dio, Niketas Choniates, and Michael IV of Constantinople. Nicaea has been the birth place of many politicians, and astronomers and the death place of many historians, and religious figures. Nicaea is located in Türkiye.

Nicaea, also known as Nikaia, was an ancient Greek city in the north-western Anatolian region of Bithynia. It was the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea, the Nicene Creed. It was also the capital city of the Empire of Nicaea following the Fourth Crusade in 1204, until the recapture of Constantinople by the Byzantines in 1261. Nicaea was also the capital of the Ottomans from 1331 to 1335. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 190 BC and 1300, Nicaea was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Hipparchus, Theodore II Laskaris, and Cassius Dio. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Nicaea including Cassius Dio, Niketas Choniates, and Michael IV of Constantinople.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Nicaea were politicians (3), astronomers (1), historians (1), companions (1), and philosophers (1),  while most who died were historians (2), religious figures (2), and politicians (1).

Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nicaea, including Theodore II Laskaris, Andronikos II Palaiologos, and Maria Palaiologina.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Nicaea since 1700.