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:

Lucius Verus

Lucius Verus: emperor of the Roman world (161-169, co-ruler of Marcus Aurelius). Lucius Verus Names: 15 December 130: Lucius Ceionius Commodus 25 February 318:…

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Lysimachus

Lysimachus (361-281): bodyguard of Alexander the Great, one of the Diadochi. Lysimachus Relatives: Father: Agathocles of Pella First wife: Nicaea (daughter of Antipater) Children: Agathocles,…

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Macrinus

Marcus Opellius Macrinus (*164 or 165): Roman emperor, ruled fourteen months in 217-218.Early Life Bust of Macrinus The early life of the…

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Magnentius

Magnentius: emperor of the Roman world (r. 350-353). Magnentius Names: c.303: Magnus Magnentius 18 January 350: Imperator Caesar Magnus Magnentius Augustus 10 August 353: suicide Successor…

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Magnus Maximus

Magnus Maximus: emperor in Gaul (r.383-388). Magnus Maximus Names: full name and date of birth unknown Spring 383: Magnus Maximus Augustus Britannicus maximus 28 July 388:…

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Mago Barca

Mago Barca (Phoenician Mgn, "Godsent") (late third century BCE): Carthaginian general, brother of Hannibal. Map of the battle at Cannae Mago was…

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Majorian

Majorian: emperor of the West-Roman empire (r. 457-461).Names: c.420: Julius Majorianus 28 December 457: proclaimed emperor 2 July 461: resigned 7 July 461: murdered by Ricimer Successor of: Avitus (after an interregnum) Main deeds: 456 The military leader Ricimer forces Avitus to lay down his office 457 There…

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Marcellus (governor)

Marcellus: Roman governor of Judaea (36/37 CE).According to the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, the Roman governor of Judaea, Pontius Pilate, was in 36 or 37 CE dismissed by the governor of Syria, Lucius Vitellius, and replaced by one of his…

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Marcian

Marcian: emperor of the East-Roman (Byzantine) empire (450-457). Marcian Names: 392: Marcianus 25 August 450: recognized as emperor 27 January 457: natural death Successor of: Theodosius…

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Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius: emperor of the Roman world (r. 161-180). Marcus Aurelius Names: 26 April 121: Marcus Annius Catilius Severus 17 March 136: Marcus Annius…

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