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 …

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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 …

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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:…

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Hermocrates

Hermocrates (†407 BCE): Syracusan democratic politician who played an important role in the Peloponnesian War. Sicily in Antiquity Hermocrates, the son of…

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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. …

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