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:

Nidin-Bêl

Nidin-Bêl (c. 336 BCE): Babylonian rebel king, mentioned on one cuneiform tablet.Nidin-Bêl is mentioned in only one cuneiform text, the Uruk King List. It is a small tablet, which contains on its obverse side the names of several Babylonian kings…

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Nidintu-Bêl

Nidintu-Bêl (Old Persian Naditabira) was the son of a Babylonian official named Kîn-Zêr; Nidintu-Bêl himself was a man of some importance too. …

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Numerian

Numerian: emperor of the Roman world (r. 283-284).Names: Milestone of Carus and his sons Numerian and Carinus c.254: Marcus Aurelius Numerius Numerianus November…

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Ochus

Ochus: Achaemenid prince, son of king Darius III Codomannus and queen Statira.After the battle of Issus in November 333, the Persian royal family was captured by the Macedonians of Alexander the Great. The names of its members are recorded: king…

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Odaenathus

Septimius Odaenathus: emperor of Palmyra (260-267). Bust, said to be of Odaenathus Names: ±220: Septimius Odaenathus 260: establishes personal rule in the East 262: dux…

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Olybrius

Olybrius: emperor of the West-Roman empire (r. 472).Names: date of birth unknown: Flavius Anicius Olybrius April 472: appointed emperor by Ricimer 2 November 472: natural death Successor of: Anthemius Relatives: father: Anicius married to: Placidia, daughter of Valentinian III Main deeds: 455 Assassination of Valentinian III; Olybrius leaves Italy…

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Olympias

Olympias (c.375-316): Epirote princess, married to the Macedonian king Philip II, and mother of Alexander the Great. Olympias The girl who was…

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Ophellas

Ophellas (c.355-308): Macedonian officer, served under Alexander the Great and Ptolemy.Ophellas was born in Pella as the son of a Macedonian nobleman named Silenus. He was probably educated at the court of king Philip II (359-336) and queen Olympias, because…

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Orodes III

Orodes III: Arsacid king of the Parthian Empire (r.c.6-c.8). Orodes III Shortly after the violent death of king Phraataces, the Parthian nobility elected…

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