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:
Artabazus (2)
Artabazus II (Elamite: Irdumasda; Persian Artavazdâ?): Persian nobleman (c.389-325), played a very important role during the war between Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid empire. …Artaphernes
Artaphernes (Elamite Irdapirna): Persian prince, brother of king Darius I the Great, between 513 and 493 satrap of Lydia. Achaemenid nobleman Artaphernes…Artavardiya
Artavardiya: Persian general, serving under king Darius I the Great.According to the Behistun Inscription, Artavardiya defeated the Persian Vahyazdâta, who had claimed to be the legitimate king Smerdis, on 24 May 521 BCE, near Rakhâ (modern Behbehân), and a second…Artavasdes
Artavasdes: pro-Roman, Artaxiad ruler in Armenia (c. 1 CE).In 34 BCE, the Roman general Mark Antony captured the Armenian king Artavasdes II, who was later executed. Some of his relatives were living in Rome. One of these was a man prince named Artavasdes,…Artavasdes I
Artavasdes I: king of Armenia (r. c.161-120 BCE) from the Artaxiad dynasty.Artavasdes is the second known king from the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia. He appears to have been the son of Artaxias I and may have been the father of…Artavasdes II
Artavasdes II: king of Armenia (r. after 55-34 BCE) from the Artaxiad dynasty.King Tigranes II the Great of Armenia (r.c.95-c.55) and his ally Mithridates VI Eupator of Pontus had been humiliated by the Romans and his son and successor Artavasdes II…Artavasdes III
Artavasdes III: king of Armenia (r. 4-6 CE).In the year 4 CE, the pro-Roman king Ariobarzanes of Armenia, who was not from Armenia but from Media Atropatene, died in an accident.note[Tacitus, Annals 2.4.] He was succeeded by his son Artavasdes III,note[Augustus,…Artaxerxes I Makrocheir
Artaxerxes I Makrocheir or Artaxerxes Longimanus: Achaemenid king of the Persian Empire, ruled from 465 to 424/423. Bowl with inscription of…Artaxerxes II Mnemon
Artaxerxes II Mnemon: Achaemenid king of the Persian Empire, ruled from 404 to 358. Artaxerxes II Mnemon (Limyra, Mausoleum of Pericles) Relatives: Father:…Artaxerxes III Ochus
Artaxerxes III Ochus: Achaemenid king of the Persian Empire, ruled from 358 to 338. Artaxerxes III Ochus Relatives: Father: Artaxerxes II Mnemon Mother: Statira Wife:…Artaxerxes IV Arses
Artaxerxes IV (Old-Persian Artakhšaça): name of a Achaemenid king of the Persian empire, ruled 338-336. His real name was Arses.Arses was a son of the Persian king Artaxerxes III Ochus (358-338), and succeeded his father. According to a Greek source,…Artaxerxes V Bessus
Bessus: Persian nobleman, murderer and successor of king Darius III Codomannus. He reigned as Artaxerxes V between July 330 and late Summer 329 BCE. …