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:

Midas

Midas: king of Phrygia, best known from Greek legend, but perhaps also mentioned in cuneiform sources.Legend Great tumulus There are several legends…

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Miltiades

Miltiades (c.555-489): Athenian nobleman, commander and politician, famous for his victory at Marathon. Statue of a Greek general, probably Miltiades When Miltiades,…

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Mithridates I of Pontus

Mithridates I Ktistes: first king of Pontus (r.281-266 BCE).The beginning of Mithridates' career is mentioned by Diodorus of Sicily, although it is a bit complex. At about this time Mithridates, who was subject to Antigonus but appeared to be shifting his allegiance…

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Mithridates IV Philopator Philadelphus

Mithridates IV Philopator Philadelphus: king of Pontus (r.c.160-c.150 BCE).Mithridates IV succeeded his brother Pharnaces I, who had conquered Sinope and lost Paphlagonia. Little is known about the reign of Mithridates, except for the fact that he was allied to the Romans…

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Mithridates

Mithridates: Iberian king in Armenia (r. 36-51 CE), member of the Artaxiad dynasty.The Mithridates who became king of Armenia in 36 CE, was a younger son of another Mithridates, who had been king of the West-Caucasian kingdom of Iberia (modern Georgia) during the…

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