22.2% of matchups won
252 matchups
Elo 1386
tracked 2025/05/17 → 2026/07/13
mission: Govern Judaea, maintain order · Historical governance · politicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing17%
picked as helping wellbeing
199 matchups
43%
picked as hurting wellbeing
53 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
Herod the Great
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20.2% wins · king of Judea from 37/6 BCE to 4/1 BCE
02
Tiberius
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33.9% wins · second Roman emperor (42 BC - AD 37) (r. AD 14–AD 37)
03
Julian
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28.9% wins · last Pagan Roman emperor, reigned 361 to 363
04
Augustus
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23.0% wins · first emperor of the Roman Empire and founder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty
05
Marcus Aurelius
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44.7% wins · Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher
Known for
- Governor of Judaea
- Presided over Jesus's trial
- Ordered Jesus's crucifixion
- Minted coins in Judaea
- Facilitated aqueduct construction
Based on 252 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/07/13. Full rankings ·
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