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:

Hadrian

Hadrian: emperor of the Roman world (r. 117-138). Hadrian (Hippo Regius) Names: 24 January 76: Publius Aelius Hadrianus 11 August 117: Imperator Caesar Trajanus…

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Hagnon

Hagnon (†412?): Athenian military leader and democratic politician. Portait of an unknown Athenian general Hagnon, the son of Nicias, was one of…

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Hamilcar (1)

Hamilcar (Punic Abd-Melqart; †480): Carthaginian general, defeated by the Syracusans in the battle of Himera. Sicily in Antiquity Hamilcar was the son…

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Hamilcar (3)

Hamilcar (Punic Abd-Melqart; †199 BCE): Carthaginian commander who continued the Second Punic War in Gallia Cisalpina after the Romans and Carthaginians had concluded a peace treaty in 202.Hamilcar was an officer of the army of Hasdrubal Barca, who had in…

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Hamilcar Barca

Hamilcar Barca (Punic Abd-Melqart; †229 BCE): Carthaginian commander and politician, founder of Carthage's Spanish empire, father of the Barcids, father of Hannibal.Introduction …

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Hamilcar the Samnite

Hamilcar the Samnite: Carthaginian politician, one of the leaders of a democratic faction in the first half of the second century BCE.Hamilcar, nicknamed "the Samnite", is mentioned in our sources as one of the two leaders of a democratic political faction…

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Hannibal (1)

Hannibal (Phoenician: Hanba'al, "mercy of Ba'al"; †406): son of Gesco, Carthaginian commander, notorious for his hatred of the Greeks. Sicily in…

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Hannibal (2)

Hannibal (Phoenician: Hanba'al, "mercy of Ba'al"; †257): Carthaginian general, played a role during the first years of the First Punic War. …

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Hannibal Barca

The Carthaginian general Hannibal (247-182 BCE) was one of the greatest military leaders in history. His most famous campaign took place during the Second Punic War (218-202), when he caught the Romans off guard by crossing the Alps.Youth (247-219) …

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Hannibal the Starling

Hannibal: Carthaginian politician, active in the first half of the second century BCE.Hannibal is mentioned in our sources as the leader of a political faction in Carthage which, from the beginning of the second century BCE onward, favored collaboration with…

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Hanno (3)

Hanno (†241 BCE): Carthaginian admiral, defeated by the Roman at the Aegates Islands. Sicily in Antiquity The main issue of the First…

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