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Uncommon card · History
Sidonius Apollinaris, an Uncommon card
Gaius Sollius Modestus Apollinaris Sidonius, better known as Sidonius Apollinaris, was a poet, diplomat, and bishop.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 70
- Power
- 137
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 21,000
Power 137 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Sidonius Apollinaris quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Sidonius Apollinaris card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He regained his ______ as bishop, after the city's conquest, and retained it until his death in the 480s.
Answer
position. He regained his position as bishop, after the city's conquest, and retained it until his death in the 480s. From the Sidonius Apollinaris article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Romain Dumas. Romain Dumas 79 · Red Kelly 74 · Isaac Abarbanel 70 · Sidonius Apollinaris 67 ATK in WikiCards.
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.
- Born into the Gallo-Roman aristocracy, he was son-in-law of Emperor Avitus and was appointed Urban prefect of Rome by Emperor Anthemius in 468.
- In 469 he was appointed Bishop of Clermont and he led the defence of the city against attacks from the armies of Euric, King of the Visigoths, from 473 to 475.
- He regained his position as bishop, after the city's conquest, and retained it until his death in the 480s.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Sidonius Apollinaris article was read about 21,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 70: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Sidonius Apollinaris
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Sidonius Apollinaris (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
