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:
Avitus
Avitus: emperor of the West-Roman Empire (455-457).Names c.400: Flavius Maccilius Eparchius Avitus 9 July 455: proclaimed emperor by the Visigoths 17 October 456: resigned First half of 457: unknown cause of death Successor of: Petronius Maximus Main deeds 455 Becomes emperor after the sack of Rome by…Axidares
Axidares: king of Armenia (r. c.110 CE) from the Arsacid dynasty.Axidares was a son of the Parthian king Pacorus II (r.78-105), who had made his son king of Armenia, a buffer state that had caused several conflicts between the Parthians and…Azarmedukht
Azarmedukht: queen of Persia, ruling in 631, member of the Sasanian dynasty.Main deeds: Name: Azarmedukht The Sasanian king Khusrau II fought a long war against the Byzantines, but was defeated by the Byzantine emperor Heraclius. In 628, Khusrau was replaced by his son Kavad…Bacurius
Bacurius: Roman general of Iberian descent, killed in action in 394 CE. A Roman-style temple in the Caucasus (Garni) Bacurius is mentioned…Bagayasha
Bagayasha or Bacacis: Arsacid prince, mentioned in several sources in the years 138-120 BCE. He is almost certainly identical to the Bagasis who briefly reigned as king in 127/126.Reign of Mithradates …Bagoas
Bagoas (†336): vizier of the Achaemenid Empire. He is said to have killed Artaxerxes III Ochus and Artaxerxes IV Arses, and was put to death by Darius III Codomannus.The career of Bagoas is summarized by the Greek historian Diodorus of…Bahram I
Bahram I: king of Persia, ruling from 273 to 276, member of the Sasanian dynasty. Bahram I Main deeds: Name: Bahram I Beginning of…Bahram II
Bahram II: king of Persia, ruling from 276 to 293, member of the Sasanian dynasty. Bahram II Main deeds: Name: Bahram II Beginning of…Bahram III
Bahram III: king of Persia, ruling in 293 CE, member of the Sasanian dynasty.Main deeds: Name: Bahram III Successor of: Bahram II Reign: Brief reign in 293 CE. He succeeded his father Bahram II, but was almost immediately replaced by his relative Narseh…Bahram IV
Bahram IV: king of Persia, ruling from 388 to 399, member of the Sasanian dynasty. Bahram IV Main deeds: Name: Bahram IV Beginning of reign:…Bahram V
Bahram V: king of Persia, ruling from 420 to 438, member of the Sasanian dynasty. Bahram V Main deeds: Name: Bahram V, sometimes…Bahram VI
Bahram VI: Parthian general, rebel against Sasanian Persia, king in 590-591. Bahram VI Main deeds: Name: Bahram VI Hero from the war against the…