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Uncommon card · History
Arcadius, an Uncommon card
Arcadius was Roman emperor from 383 to his death in 408.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 73
- Power
- 144
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 100,000
Power 144 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Arcadius quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Arcadius card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Arcadius ruled the ______ half of the empire from 395, when their father died, while Honorius ruled the west.
Answer
eastern. Arcadius ruled the eastern half of the empire from 395, when their father died, while Honorius ruled the west. From the Arcadius article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
N. T. Wright. N. T. Wright 150,000 · Arcadius 100,000 · Institution 76,000 · Licio Gelli 59,000 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 the eldest son of the Augustus Theodosius I and his first wife Aelia Flaccilla, and the brother of Honorius.
- Arcadius ruled the eastern half of the empire from 395, when their father died, while Honorius ruled the west.
- In his time, he was seen as a weak ruler dominated by a series of powerful ministers and by his wife, Aelia Eudoxia.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Arcadius article was read about 100,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 73: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get Arcadius
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Arcadius (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
