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:
Astyages
Astyages (Akkadian Ištumegu): last king of Media, son of king Cyaxares, dethroned 550 BCE. Two Medes Most information on Astyages can be found…Atamaita
Atamaita: king of Elam in the autumn of 521 BCE.Behistun inscription mentions three rebel leaders who were recognized as kings in Elam after Darius I the Great had killed the Magian usurper Gaumâta and seized the Persian throne. The first…Atossa
Atossa (Elamite Udusana) was the daughter of the Persian king Cyrus the Great (559-530 BCE) and the first wife of king Darius I the Great (522-486). …Atropates
Atropates (Persian Âtarepâta) (c.370- after 321): Persian nobleman, played an important role in the restoration of Zoroastrianism after the persecutions by Alexander the Great. …Attalus
Attalus (ca.390-336): courtier of the Macedonian king Philip II. Philip II History has been unkind to Attalus, just because of one single…Attalus I Soter
Attalus I Soter: Attalid king of Pergamon, ruled 241-197. Attalus I Soter Successor of: Eumenes I Relatives Father: Attalus, brother of Philetaerus Mother: Antiochis, granddaughter…Attalus II Philadelphus
Attalus II Philadelphus: Attalid king of Pergamon, ruled 159-138. Attalus II Philadelphus Successor of: Eumenes II Soter Relatives Father: Attalus I Soter Mother: Apollonis of Cyzicus First…Attalus III Philometor
Attalus III Philometor: Attalid king of Pergamon, ruled 138-133. Attalus III Successor of: Attalus II Philadelphos Relatives Father: Eumenes II Soter Mother: Stratonice, daughter of…Augustine
Augustine (Latin Aurelius Augustinus): Roman orator, bishop of Hippo (Africa),philosopher, theologian, and one of the most prolific authors of Antiquity.Early Life …Augustus
Augustus: first emperor of the Roman world (27 BCE - 14 CE).Names Portrait of Augustus as pontifex maximus 23 September 63 BCE:…Aurelian
Aurelian: emperor of the Roman world (r. 270-275).Names Coin of Aurelian 9 September 214: Lucius Domitius Aurelianus September 270: Imperator Caesar Lucius Domitius…Avidius Cassius
Avidius Cassius: usurper during the reign of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. Portait of a Roman, third quarter of the second…