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:

Djet

King Djet: short-lived ruler of Egypt's First Dynasty, probably in the final quarter of the thirtieth century BCE.The reign of King Djet, who was buried in Tomb Z in Abydos, was presumably short-lived. This assumption is based on the discovery of…

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Domitia Longina

Domitia Longina (c.53-c.130): wife ot the Roman emperor Domitian.Relatives Domitia Longina Father: Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo Mother: Cassia Longina First husband: Lucius Aelius Plautius Lamia…

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Domitian

Domitian: emperor of the Roman world (r.81-96). Domitian Names: 24 October 51: Titus Flavius Domitianus 14 September 81: Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus 83: Imperator Caesar…

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Dorieus

Dorieus (†510 BCE): Spartan prince from the Agiad dynasty, leader of two unsuccessful colonial adventures. Spartan hoplite, found at Sparta and…

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Drusus

Drusus (38-9 BCE): Roman prince, conqueror of Germania. Drusus Full name: Nero (Decimus?) Claudius Drusus Relatives Father: Tiberius Claudius Nero Mother: Livia Stepfather: Augustus Wife: Antonia Minor Son:…

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Epaminondas

Epaminondas (†362): Theban general, famous for improvements of the phalanx.After the Athenian defeat in the Peloponnesian War, Sparta was the leading power in Greece. Immediately, it started to support the revolt of Cyrus the Younger against the Persian king Artaxerxes II…

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Epaphroditus

Epaphroditus: name of two Roman patrons of the literary arts, a courtier and a grammarian. Both were born between 20 and 25 and died in c.96. They are mentioned as sponsors of the careers of the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus…

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Ephorus of Cyme

Ephorus of Cyme: (Greek: Ἔφορος ὁ Κυμαῖος): Greek historian, living in the fourth century BCE.Ephorus of Cyme, who lived from c.400 to c.330 BCE and was a disciple by Isocrates, is the author of a General History in thirty books, which…

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Epictetus

Epictetus (c.50-c.125): Greek-Roman philosopher, belonging to the Stoic school. A Roman, first quarter of the second century Born in Phrygia, Epictetus became…

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