Person
On this page, you will find an overview of ancient people who are known to us as individuals (and not as groups).
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Constantius II
Constantius II: emperor of the Roman world (r. 337-361). Constantius II Names: 7 August 317: Flavius Julius Constantius 8 November 324: Flavius Julius Constantius…Gn. Marcius Coriolanus
Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus: Roman aristocrat and legendary commander of the armies of the Volsci, who invaded Central-Italy in the first quarter of the fifth century BCE.The early fifth century …Cornelia Superia
Cornelia Superia: name of a Roman empress, married to Aemilianus, who briefly reigned in 253.Life Cornelia Superia July/August 253: Cornelia Supera was…Craterus
Craterus (†320): Macedonian army commander, one of the leading generals of Alexander the Great. Map of the Achaemenid Empire with Persian…Crispina
Bruttia Crispina (†193 CE): name of a Roman empress, wife of the emperor Commodus.Family Crispina daughter of Gaius Bruttius Praesens, a former…Crispus
Crispus: son of the Roman emperor Constantine I the Great.Names: Crispus on the Great Leiden Constantine Cameo c.300: Crispus 1 March 317: declared…Croesus
Croesus (595-547?): fifth and last king of the Mermnad dynasty. His reign may have lasted from 560 to 547 BCE. Head…Ctesias of Cnidus
Ctesias of Cnidus: Greek physician who stayed at the court of the Persian king Artaxerxes II Mnemon from 404 to 398/397. Ctesias wrote several books about Persia and India. These books are now lost but were quoted by ancient authors;…Cyaxares
Cyaxares (Persian Uvakhšatara, Akkadian Umakištar): name of a king of the Medes, who may have reigned from c.625 to c.585. Two…Cyrus of Anšan
Cyrus (Kuraš): king of Anšan, the grandfather of king Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid empire. Seal of Cyrus…Cyrus the Great
Cyrus (Old Persian Kuruš; Hebrew Kores): founder of the Achaemenid empire. He was the son of Cambyses I, the king of the Persian kingdom called Anšan. During Cambyses' reign, the Persians were vassals of the Median leader Astyages.Persians and Medes …Cyrus the Younger
Cyrus (Old Persian Kurush): Persian prince (424/423-401), revolted against his brother, king Artaxerxes II Mnemon. He was defeated and killed at Cunaxa. …