Balista

Roman praetorian prefect and usurper (died c.261)
Person human Q805281
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Balista

Summary

Balista is a human[1]. He was born on +0250-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +0261-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a military officer[4] and military personnel[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Balista was born on +0250-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Balista died on +0261-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Balista held citizenship in Ancient Rome[7].
  • Balista worked as a military officer[4].
  • Balista worked as a military personnel[5].
  • Balista held the position of Praetorian prefect[8].
  • Balista's image is recorded as Balista.jpg[9].
  • Balista is recorded as male[10].
  • Balista's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Balista's family is recorded as Thirty Tyrants[12].
  • Balista's Commons category is recorded as Balista[13].
  • Balista's military, police or special rank is recorded as general[14].
  • Balista's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/067llt[15].
  • Balista's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[16].
  • Balista's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Balista's described by source is recorded as 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology[18].
  • Balista's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Balista's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 64552[20].
  • Balista's time period is recorded as Roman Empire[21].
  • Balista's Oxford Classical Dictionary ID is recorded as 1048[22].
  • Balista's museum-digital ID is recorded as 60974[23].
  • Balista's Münzkabinett ID is recorded as person/8446[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Balista was born on +0250-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military officer[4] and military personnel[5]. Balista held the position of Praetorian prefect[8].

Death and Burial

Balista died on +0261-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Balista ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

What did Balista do for work?

Balista worked as military officer[4] and military personnel[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · ~2026-27579-60 · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military, police or special rank general
    Time period Roman Empire
    Aliases
    Family Thirty Tyrants
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P570]]: 1212121"
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