20.2% of matchups won
277 matchups
Elo 1171
tracked 2025/05/19 → 2026/07/19
mission: Rule Judea under Roman authority · Governance and architecture · politicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing21%
picked as helping wellbeing
224 matchups
15%
picked as hurting wellbeing
53 matchups
On balance people see it as helping.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
Pontius Pilatus
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22.2% wins · fifth Prefect of the Roman province of Judaea, from AD 26–36
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
Nero
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31.1% wins · emperor of ancient Rome, 5th and last of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (37-68)
Known for
- Expanded Second Temple
- Built Caesarea harbor
- Fortresses like Masada
- Introduced Hellenistic culture
- Executed key family members
Based on 277 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/07/19. Full rankings ·
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