Person

On this page, you will find an overview of ancient people who are known to us as individuals (and not as groups).

There are 794 items in Person:

Arsames

Arsames (Old Persian: Aršâma): name of the grandfather of the Persian king Darius I the Great. He must have lived in the mid-sixth century BCE.Arsames is mentioned in the prologue of the Behistun Inscription, in which its author, Darius the Great,…

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Arsames of Armenia

Arsames (Greek:᾽Αρσάμης): Orontid king in Armenia (r. c.240 BCE)King Arsames, who ruled (part of) Armenia, is known from the inscriptions, found on Nemrud Dagi, in which king Antiochus I Theos of Commagene mentions his ancestors. Arsames must be dated in the…

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Arsinoe I

Arsinoe I: first wife of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, queen in the Ptolemaic Empire.Relatives: Father: Lysimachus Mother: Nicaea Husband: Ptolemy II Philadelphus Son: Ptolemy 'the son', Ptolemy III Euergetes, Lysimachus, Berenice Phernephorus (married to Antiochus II Theos) Main deeds: c.285: Marriage between Arsinoe I and Ptolemy II…

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Arsinoe II

Arsinoe II (c.316-268): second wife of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, queen in the Ptolemaic Empire.Relatives Arsinoe II Father: Ptolemy I Soter Mother: Berenice I First…

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Arsinoe III

Arsinoe III (c.†204 BCE): wife of Ptolemy IV Philopator, queen in the Ptolemaic Empire.Relatives Arsinoe III Father: Ptolemy III Euergetes Mother: Berenice II Husband:…

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Arsinoe IV

Arsinoe IV (after 69-41): queen in the Ptolemaic Empire.Relatives: Father: Ptolemy XII Auletes Main deeds: After 69: Born 48: Together with her brother Ptolemy XIV, Arsinoe is made queen of Cyprus by Julius Caesar She flees from Alexandria and is presented by Achillas as queen…

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Artabanus

Artabanus: Persian prince, younger brother of king Darius I the Great mentioned in our sources between 513 and 480 BCE. Achaemenid…

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Artabanus II

Artabanus II: Arsacid king of the Parthian Empire (r.10-38).Accession Artabanus II Shortly after the violent death of king Phraataces, the Parthian nobility elected…

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Artabanus IV

Artabanus IV: last Arsacid king of the Parthian Empire (r.214-224). Artabanus IV In the first half of the second century, the Parthian Empire had…

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Artabazus (1)

Artabazus (Elamite: Irdumasda; Persian Artavazdâ?): Persian nobleman, member of the Pharnacid house, who held various commands during the first half of the fifth century. …

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