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. …

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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…

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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…

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Datis

Datis (Elamite Datiya, Old Persian *Dâtiça): Median general, commander of the Persian troops in the battle of Marathon in 490 BCE. …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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