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:
G. Mucius Scaevola
Gaius Mucius Scaevola: legendary Roman hero from the early years of the Republic. Scaevola burns his hand The legend of Gaius Mucius…Nabonidus
Nabonidus (Babylonian: Nabû-na'id): last king of Babylonia, ruled 556-539.Relatives Nabonidus Father: Nabû-balâssi-iqbi Mother: Adad-Guppi Son: Belshazzar Main deeds 556: Becomes king after a coup d'état by…Nabopolassar
Nabopolassar: first king of the LateBabylonian Empire, ruled 626-605.Relatives ABC 4: The Late Nabopolassar Chronicle Son: Nebuchadnezzar II Main deeds After the death of…Narseh, the Sakan King
Narseh, nicknamed the Sakan King: king of Persia, ruling from 293 to 303, member of the Sasanian dynasty. Narseh Main deeds: Name: Narseh Acted…Nearchus
Nearchus (c.360-c.300): admiral of Alexander the Great, famous for his exploration of the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf.Early career Amphipolis Nearchus…Nebuchadnezzar II
Nebuchadnezzar (Nabû-kuduri-usur): king of Babylonia, ruled 605-562.Relatives: A very damaged inscription of Nebuchadnezzar on the bank of the Nahr al-Kalb river Father:…Necho I
Necho I: ruler of the Western Delta between 672 and 664 BCE, founder of the Saite dynasty. Portrait of a pharaoh…Necho II
Necho II: pharaoh of the Saite dynasty, ruler of Egypt from 610 to 595. Portrait of a pharaoh of the Saite dynasty Egyptian…Nectanebo I
Nectanebo I (Egyptian: Nakhtnebef): pharaoh of Egypt, ruled 378-361/360.Context Nectanebo I wearing the war crown In the fifth century BCE, Egypt had…Nectanebo II
Nectanebo (Egyptian Nakhthorhebe): last pharaoh of independent Egypt, ruled 359/358-342/341.Coup Nectanebo II In the fifth century BCE, Egypt had been part of…Neithhotep
Queen Neithhotep lived during the final phase of Egypt’s Predynastic age and was presumably the wife of King Narmer, the unifier of the “Two Lands”, which may have taken place in the thirtieth century BCE. …Nepherites I
Nepherites (Egyptian Nef'aurud): first pharaoh of the twenty-ninth, Mendesian dynasty (398-392/391). Map of Lower Egypt (fifth-fourth centuries BCE) In the fifth century…