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:
Hystaspes (2)
Hystaspes (OP. Vištâspa): name of several noble Persians and Bactrians. One of them is the father of king Darius I the Great, who is mentioned in several Persian and Greek texts. …Idrieus
Idrieus: satrap of Caria between 351 and 344, member of the Hecatomnid dynasty. Labraunda, Hecatomnid tomb Idrieus (or Hidrieus as he is…Intaphrenes
Intaphrenes (Old Persian Vindafranâ): Persian courtier and general. Intaphrenes was one of the seven conspirators who killed the Magian usurper Gaumâta and helped Darius I the Great become king (September 522 BCE). …Jehoiachin in Babylonia
One of the last kings of Judah, Jehoiachin (r.598-597) was taken captive by the Babylonians (2 Kings 24.15; ABC 5) and lived in exile in the country of the conquerors. However, he was released, and a couple of cuneiform tablets…Johannes
Johannes: emperor of the West-Roman empire (423-425). Johannes Names: Year of birth unknown; possibly of Gothic descent 20 November 423: recognized by the Senate…Jovian
Jovian: emperor of the Roman world (r. 363-364).Names: 331: Jovianus (born in Singidunum) 27 June 363: Flavius Jovianus Augustus 17 February 364: natural death? Successor of: Julianus Apostata Relatives: father: Varronianus married to: Charito children: Varronianus Main deeds: 363 Death of Julianus Apostata; Jovian proclaimed emperor. He inherits the unsuccessful…Jugurtha
Jugurtha (160-104): king of Numidia (r.118-104). Coin, showing the surrender of Jugurtha (right) by Bocchus (left) to Sulla (seated) Jugurtha was born…Julia (1)
Julia (c.130/125-68 BCE): wife of the Roman commander and statesman Marius, aunt of Julius Caesar, the dictator. Coin of Julius Caesar,…Julia (2)
Julia (c.80-54): daughter of Julius Caesar, married to Pompey the Great.Julia, born between 83 and 76, was the daughter of Gaius Julius Caesar, a young Roman nobleman, and Cornelia. The parents belonged to two families that were known for their…Julia (3)
Julia (39 BCE - 14 CE): daughter of Scribonia and Octavian, the future emperor Augustus.Politics Portait of a Roman lady, identified…Julia Berenice
Julia Berenice or Berenice of Cilicia (*28 - after 81): Herodian princess.Relatives: Inscription mentioning Berenice and her brother Agrippa II Father: Herod…Julia Domna
Julia Domna (c.170-217): Roman empress, wife of the emperor Septimius Severus.Family Julia Domna Father: Julius Bassianus Husband: Septimius Severus Sister: Julia Maesa Sons: Caracalla, Geta Life …