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:

Nepherites II

Nepherites (Egyptian Nef'aurud): last pharaoh of the twenty-ninth, Mendesian dynasty, briefly ruling in 379/378 BCE. Map of Lower Egypt (fifth-fourth centuries…

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Neriglissar

Neriglissar: king of ancient Babylonia, ruled 559-556.The Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar died in 562 and was succeeded in by his son Amel-Marduk, who was almost immediately murdered and replaced by his brother-in-law Neriglissar, who is probably identical to an officer of Nebuchadnezzar…

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Nero

Nero: emperor of the Roman world (r. 54-68). Nero Names: 15 December 37: Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus 25 February 50: Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus 13…

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Nerva

Nerva: emperor of the Roman world (96-98). Nerva Names: 30 November 30: Marcus Cocceius Nerva 18 September 96: Imperator Nerva Caesar Augustus 97: Imperator Nerva…

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Nicaea

Nicaea (c.335- after 300): Macedonian lady, wife of Lysimachus.Relatives Father: Antipater Husband:Lysimachus Children: Agathocles, Eurydice, Arsinoe I Main deeds c.335: Born as daughter of Antipater, the governor of Macedonia during the reign of Alexander the Great. 11 June 323: Death of Alexander in Babylon (text); outbreak of…

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Nicanor

Nicanor (†310 BCE): Macedonian officer, played a role in the wars of the Diadochi.Nicanor is first mentioned as one of those who received a satrapy at the settlement at Triparadisus (320 BCE), where the empire of Alexander the Great was…

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Nicholas of Myra

Nicholas of Myra: early Christian bishop, who was in the Middle Ages venerated as patron of sailors and protector of blessed marriages (Saint Nicholas). As Sinterklaas, he remains a characteristic figure in Dutch folklore. He is also the historical figure…

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Nicias

Nicias (c.470-413 BCE): Athenian politician and commander, one of the most important generals in the Peloponnesian War.The Archidamian War Portait of…

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Nicomedes II Epiphanes

Nicomedes II Epiphanes: king of Bithynia (r.149-127)After a palace intrige in 149 BCE, king Prusias II the Hunter of Bithynia was forced to resign in favor of Nicomedes II Epiphanes, a son of his first wife Apame. The old king…

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Nicomedes III Euergetes

Nicomedes III Euergetes: king of Bithynia (r.127-94 BCE).Nicomedes III inherited a quiet kingdom from his father Nicomedes II Epiphanes, and concluded an alliance with his ambitious neighbor, Mithridates VI of Pontus. In 108 BCE, they invaded Paphlagonia, which they divided. Soon,…

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Nicomedes IV Philopator

Nicomedes IV Philopator: last king of independent Bithynia (r.94-77 BCE).Nicomedes IV Philopator, a son of Nicomedes III Euergetes and Nysa of Cappadocia, inherited the Bithynian throne in an unquiet age, with Mithridates VI of Pontus as a dangerous neighbor. He…

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