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Aratus of Sicyon, a Common card
Aratus of Sicyon was a politician and military commander of Hellenistic Greece.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 160
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,100
Ranked #1,747 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Aratus of Sicyon quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Aratus of Sicyon card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Aratus was exiled to Argos at the age of seven, after his father, the ______ of Sicyon, was killed in a coup.
Answer
magistrate. Aratus was exiled to Argos at the age of seven, after his father, the magistrate of Sicyon, was killed in a coup. From the Aratus of Sicyon article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
1824–25 United States House of Representatives elections. 1824–25 United States House of Representatives elections 93 · Viminacium 81 · Sergio Moro 78 · Aratus of Sicyon 74 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Frederick Ashton. Frederick Ashton 22,000 · Viminacium 15,000 · Aratus of Sicyon 8,100 · Ancient Baths of Alauna 1,200 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was elected strategos of the Achaean League 17 times, leading the League through numerous military campaigns including the Cleomenean War and the Social War.
- Aratus was exiled to Argos at the age of seven, after his father, the magistrate of Sicyon, was killed in a coup.
- In 251 BC, he led an expedition composed of other exiles which freed Sicyon from tyranny, and assumed power in the city.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Aratus of Sicyon article was read about 8,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Aratus of Sicyon
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Aratus of Sicyon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Published by Guillaume Rouille (1518?-1589), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
