Cleitus the Black

4th-century BC Macedonian cavalry officer
Person human Q26341
Cleitus the Black
André Castaigne · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Cleitus the Black

Summary

Cleitus the Black is a human[1]. Born in Macedonia[2], he… he was born on -0375-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Samarkand[4]. He died on -0328-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a military officer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (452 views/month, #6,899 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Macedonia[2], Cleitus the Black…
  • Cleitus the Black passed away in Samarkand[4].
  • Cleitus the Black was born on -0375-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Cleitus the Black died on -0328-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Cleitus the Black held citizenship in Macedonia[8].
  • Cleitus the Black's professions included military officer[6].
  • Cleitus the Black's image is recorded as The killing of Cleitus by Andre Castaigne (1898-1899) reduced.jpg[9].
  • Cleitus the Black is recorded as male[10].
  • Cleitus the Black's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Cleitus the Black's killed by is recorded as Alexander the Great[12].
  • Cleitus the Black's military branch is recorded as Ancient Macedonian army[13].
  • Cleitus the Black's military branch is recorded as companion cavalry[14].
  • Cleitus the Black's Commons category is recorded as Cleitus the Black[15].
  • Cleitus the Black's participated in conflict is recorded as Wars of Alexander the Great[16].
  • Cleitus the Black's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Granicus[17].
  • Cleitus the Black's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07jzck[18].
  • Cleitus the Black's relative is recorded as Critias[19].
  • Cleitus the Black's manner of death is recorded as homicide[20].
  • Cleitus the Black's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2013146957[21].
  • Cleitus the Black's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0018263[22].
  • Cleitus the Black's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Cleitus the Black's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24].
  • Cleitus the Black's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[25].
  • Cleitus the Black's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[26].
  • Cleitus the Black's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Cleitus the Black was born in Macedonia[2]. He was born on -0375-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Cleitus the Black worked as a military officer[6].

Death and Burial

Cleitus the Black died on -0328-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Samarkand[4].

Why It Matters

Cleitus the Black ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (452 views/month, #6,899 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Cleitus the Black born?

Born in Macedonia[2], Cleitus the Black…

Where did Cleitus the Black die?

Cleitus the Black died in Samarkand[4].

What did Cleitus the Black do for work?

Cleitus the Black worked as military officer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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