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:
Heliogabalus (1)
Heliogabalus: emperor of Rome, ruled from 218 to 222, famous for his religious reforms and the introduction of the cult of the Syrian sun god Elagabal. The Ancient Biographies of Heliogabalus …Hephaestion
Hephaestion (c.357-324): Macedonian nobleman, closest friend and lover of king Alexander the Great. During the expedition against Persia, he served sometimes as a military commander, but he was probably a better organizer.Youth …Heraclitus
Heraclitus of Ephesus (c.500 BCE): one of the pre-Socratic philosophers of ancient Greece. Heraclitus Heraclitus was a rich man from Ephesus and…Heraclius
Heraclius: emperor of the East-Roman (Byzantine) empire (r.610-641). Heraclius and his son Constantine The inhabitants of Constantinople must have sighed with relief when,…Herennia Etruscilla
Herennia Etruscilla: name of a Roman empress, married to Decius (ruled 249-251). Herennia Etruscilla Life c.230: Marriage to Decius sons: Quintus Herennius Decius; Gaius…Q. Herennius Decius
Quintus Herennius Decius: son and co-ruler of the Roman emperor Decius (r. 250-251). Herennius Decius Names: c.220-230: Quintus Herennius Etruscus Messius Decius May 250:…Hermocrates
Hermocrates (†407 BCE): Syracusan democratic politician who played an important role in the Peloponnesian War. Sicily in Antiquity Hermocrates, the son of…Herod Agrippa I
Herod Agrippa: Jewish king, ruled 37-44. Because of his good connections in Rome, he was the last to unite the Jewish territories.Adventurer …Herod Agrippa II
Julius Marcus Agrippa or Agrippa II: oriental king, ruled 48-100. He was the last important descendant of king Herod the Great.Youth …Herod Antipas
Herod Antipas: Jewish leader, ruler of Galilee and Peraea between 4 BCE and 39 CE. The division of Herod's kingdom Herod Antipas…Herod Archelaus
Herod Archelaus: Jewish leader, ruler of Samaria, Judaea, and Idumea between 4 BCE and 6 CE. His rule was disastrous and he was sent into exile by the Roman emperor Augustus. …Philip
Philip: Jewish leader, ruled between 4 BCE and 34 CE in the southwest of what is now Syria. Division of Herod's…