Dynasty
Although it is untrue that history is made by "great men", kings and queens, emperors and empresses, princes and princesses were often very concerned with their families. Here's an overview of royal, imperial, and satrapal dynasties.
There are 55 items in Dynasty:
Achaemenids
Achaemenids (Old Persian: Hakhâmanišiya): royal dynasty of ancient Persia, named after its legendary founder Achaemenes (Hakhâmaniš).Origins Achaemenid bull According to the official…Alcmeonids
Alcmeonids (Greek Ἀλκμαιωνίδαι): noble family from Athens. Delphi, Alcmeonid temple of Apollo, Western acroterion The Alcmeonids were a wealthy, aristocratic ("Eupatrid") family in…Antigonids
Antigonids: Macedonian dynasty, ruling Macedonia from 294 to 168 BCE. Demetrius Poliorcetes The Antigonid family rose to power in the years after…Antonines
Antonines: name of a family of Roman emperors (c.138-161). Antoninus Pius The years of the Antonine dynasty are often considered the golden…Argeads
Argeads: name of the royal dynasty of Macedonia.The Argeads, which are known from the late sixth century, were the royal house of ancient Macedonia, a country that was usually divided and ruled by kings without much power. The dynasty claimed…Ariarathids
Ariarathids: dynasty of kings of Cappadocia in Central Anatolia. Archelaus, the last ruler of independent Cappadocia The Ariarathids were the successors of…Arsacids of Armenia
Arsacids of Armenia: name of a dynasty of kings, ruling in Armenia since the mid-first century. It was a branch of the Arsacid dynasty in the Parthian Empire.According to a treaty, concluded in 20 BCE between the Roman ruler Augustus…Artaxiads
Artaxiads: dynasty of kings in Armenia, attested between the second century BCE and the early first century CE. Tigranes II After 200…Attalids
Attalids: name of the Hellenistic dynasty that ruled Pergamon between 283 and 129 BCE.The rulers of the Attalid house were: 1. Philetaerus 283-263 2. Eumenes I 273-241 3. Attalus I Soter 241-197 4. Eumenes II Soter 197-159 5. Attalus II Philadelphus 159-138 6. Attalus III Philometor 138-133 7. Eumenes III Aristonicus 133-129Barcids
Barcids: name of Carthaginian family, best known for its role in the wars against Rome.The first to rise to fame was Hamilcar, who fought against the Romans on Sicily during the First Punic War (264-241). He was surnamed Bârâq, which…Chaldaeans
Chaldaean dynasty: modern name for the last dynasty of independent Babylonia. Its kings ruled from 626 to 539. Relief of Nabonidus…Constantinian Dynasty
Constantinian Dynasty: the family of the emperor Constantine the Great, which ruled (parts of) the Roman Empire from 305 until 363 CE. …