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:

Brasidas

Brasidas (†422 BCE): Spartan officer, one of the most important generals during the Archidamian War.The Archidamian War Fifth-century hoplite. Brasidas was the…

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Cornelis de Bruijn

Cornelis de Bruijn (c.1652-1727) was a Dutch artist and traveler. He is best known for his drawings of the ruins of Persepolis, the first reliable pictures of these palaces to be accessible for western scholars. His other visits included the…

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Buran

Buran: queen of Persia, ruling from 630 to 632, member of the Sasanian dynasty. Buran Main deeds: Name: Buran The Sasanian king Khusrau II…

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Gaius Julius Caesar

Gaius Julius Caesar (13 July 100 - 15 March 44 BCE), Roman statesman, general, author, famous for the conquest of Gaul (modern France and Belgium) and his subsequent coup d'état. He changed the Roman republic into a monarchy and laid…

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Caiaphas

Joseph, surnamed Caiaphas: the Jewish high priest between 18 and 37 CE, best known for his role during the trial of Jesus of Nazareth. The name Caiaphas is Greek and renders the Aramaean Qayyapâ or Qapâ'; his real name was…

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Calanus

Calanus (Indian: Kalyana): Indian sage who accompanied Alexander the Great. Gogdara, relief showing a saddhu In April 326, the Macedonian king Alexander…

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Caligula

Caligula: emperor of the Roman world (37-41). Caligula Names: 31 August 12 CE: Gaius Caesar Germanicus Autumn 14: nickname Caligula ('soldier's boot') 18 March 37:…

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Callimachus

Callimachus (first half third century BCE): Greek poet and scholar, born in Cyrene, living in Alexandria. Ptolemy II Philadelphus. Bust from…

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Cambyses I

Cambyses (Old Persian Kambujiya): son of king Cyrus of Anšan, member of the Achaemenid dynasty, ruling as king in Anšan, the central part of Persia. In the first half of the sixth century BCE, Persia was subjected to the Medes,…

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Cambyses II

Cambyses: second king of the ancient Achaemenid Empire (ruled 530-522). In 525, he conquered Egypt.Early career Achaemenid nobleman Cambyses was the oldest…

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Caracalla

Caracalla: emperor of the Roman world (r.211-217). Caracalla Names 4 April 186: Lucius Septimius Bassianus Nicnames: Caracalla, Tarautas 4 April 196: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caesar Autumn…

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