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:
Oroetus
Oroetus: Persian satrap of Lydia, appointed by king Cyrus the Great, responsible for the death of Polycrates of Samos, killed by order of king Darius I the Great. …Orontes II of Armenia
Orontes II (Greek: ᾽Ορόντης, ᾽Ορόντας, or ᾽Αροάνδης): satrap of Armenia (c.330 - c.315 BCE). Achaemenid rhyton from the palace at Erebuni Although Orontes II is not…Orontes III of Armenia
Orontes III or Ardoates: Orontid king of Armenia (c.280 BCE).The origins of Armenian independence are poorly understood, but it seems that when Alexander the Great sent an army, commanded by Mithrenes, to gain control of Armenia (331 BCE),note[Arrian, Anabasis 3.16.5.] the satrap appointed…Orontes IV of Armenia
Orontes IV: Orontid king of Armenia (c.220-c.200 BCE).In the section of the Geography that is devoted to Armenia, the Graeco-Roman geographer Strabo of Amasia offers a very brief history of this country. It had once been part of the Persian Empire, had…Orophernes I
Orophernes (c.320 BCE): brother Ariarathes I, the first ruler of independent Cappadocia.According to a very confused story by Diodorus of Sicily,note[Diodorus, Library of World History 31.19.] Orophernes was the brother of Ariarathes I, and fought for the Achaemenid king Artaxerxes…Orophernes II
Orophernes II (c.160 BCE): son of Ariararathes IV, king of Cappadocia.Relatives Son of Ariarathes IV and Antiochis (daughter of Antiochus III the Great and Laodice III) Main deeds In 163, Ariarathes V Philopator succeeded his father. The Seleucid ruler Demetrius I Soter proposed to…Osroes I
Osroes I: Arsacid king of the Parthian Empire (r.105?-129; co-ruler). Osroes I In c.105 CE, the Parthian king Pacorus II died. He was…Osroes II
Osroes II: Arsacid rebel king in the Parthian Empire (r.c.190). A Parthian In the first half of the second century, the Parthian Empire had…Otacilia Severa
Otacilia Severa: name of a Roman empress, married to Philip the Arab (r. 244-249). Otacilia Severa Life Daughter of Severianus Before 238: Marries to…Otanes
Otanes (Old Persian Utâna): Persian nobleman, one of the seven conspirators who killed the Magian usurper Gaumâta and helped Darius I the Great become king (29 September 522 BCE). Several years later, he added the Greek island Samos to the…Otho
Otho: emperor of the Roman world (spring 69). Otho Names: 28 April 32: Marcus Salvius Otho 15 January 69: Imperator Marcus Otho Caesar Augustus 16…Oxyathres
Oxyathres (Old Persian Vaxšuvarda; c.375-after 324): brother of the last king of the Achaemenid Empire, Darius III Codomannus, and courtier of Alexander the Great. …