Person
On this page, you will find an overview of ancient people who are known to us as individuals (and not as groups).
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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…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…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…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…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…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…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…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…Nicomedes I of Bithynia
Nicomedes I: king of Bithynia (r.278-255 BCE). Nicomedes I King Zipoetes of Bithynia died in 278, after a reign of almost half…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…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,…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…