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:
Dâdarši (1)
Dâdarši: name of an Armenian general serving under the Persian king Darius I the Great (522-486 BCE), known for his expedition along the Tigris to Armenia. …Dâdarši (2)
Dâdarši: name of a Persian satrap who ruled in Bactria in 522 BCE. Achaemenid nobleman In March 522 BCE, a Magian named…Darius the Great: Coup d'etat
Darius I (Old Persian Dârayavauš): king of ancient Persia, whose reign lasted from 522 to 486. He seized power after killing king Gaumâta, fought a civil war (described in the Behistun inscription), and was finally able to refound the Achaemenid…Darius II Nothus
Darius II Nothus: Achaemenid king of the Persian Empire, ruled from 423 to 404. Naqš-i Rustam, tomb 1, believed to be the…Darius III Codomannus
Darius III Codomannus: last Achaemenid king of the Persian Empire, ruled from 336 to 330. Darius III Codomannus (Alexander Mosaic, Pompeii) Relatives: Father: Astanes Mother:…Darius of Pontus
Darius: king of Pontus (r.39-37 BCE).The kingdom of Pontus, once a powerful state in Anatolia, had come to an end: its king Mithridates VI Eupator had waged endless wars, but had been defeated by the Roman commanders Lucullus and Pompey…Datis
Datis (Elamite Datiya, Old Persian *Dâtiça): Median general, commander of the Persian troops in the battle of Marathon in 490 BCE. …Decius
Decius: emperor of the Roman world (r. 249-251). Decius Names: ±195: Gaius Messius Quintus Decius Valerianus June 249: Imperator Gaius Messius Quintus Decius Valerianus September…Demetrius I Soter
Demetrius I Soter ("the savior"): name of a Seleucid king, ruled from 161 to 150.Successor of: Antiochus V Eupator Relatives: Father: Seleucus IV Philopator Mother: Laodice IV Wife: Laodice V? Children: Demetrius II Nicator Main deeds: 188: Peace of Apamea; Antiochus III the Great is forced to…Demetrius II
Demetrius II: king of ancient Macedonia, ruled 239-229.Relatives Father: Antigonus II Gonatas Mother: Phila II (daughter of Stratonice I and Seleucus I Nicator) First wife: Stratonice II (daughter of Antiochus II Theos and Laodice I) Second wife: Nicaea (perhaps engagement only), daughter of Alexander of…Demetrius II Nicator
Demetrius II Nicator ("victor"): name of a Seleucid king, ruled from 145 to 138 and from 129 to 125. Demetrius II…Demetrius III Eucaerus
Demetrius III Eucaerus: name of a Seleucid king, ruled from 97/96 to 88/87. Portrait of an unidentified Hellenistic ruler Successor of: Seleucus…