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:
Periander
Periander (ruled 627-587): famous tyrant of Corinth. Periander of Corinth In the course of the late seventh and sixth century, when Greece…Pericles
Pericles (c.495-429): Athenian politician, leader of the radical democrats. Pericles After the Persian Wars, the Athenian naval victory at Salamis, and the…Peroz I
Peroz I: king of Persia, ruling from 457 to 484, member of the Sasanian dynasty. Peroz I Main deeds: Name: Peroz I Beginning of…Peroz II
Peroz II: king of Persia, ruling in c.630 CE, member of the Sasanian dynasty.Main deeds: Name: Peroz II The Sasanian king Khusrau II fought a long war against the Byzantines, but was defeated by the Byzantine emperor Heraclius, and replaced by his…Perseus
Perseus (212-165 or 162): last king of ancient Macedonia, ruled 179-168.Relatives Perseus Father: Philip V Mother: Polycratia of Argos Wife: Laodice V (daughter of…Pertinax
Publius Helvius Pertinax (126-193): Roman general and emperor. His reign marks the beginning of the "year of the five emperors". Pertinax Publius…Lucius Pescennius Niger
Lucius Pescennius Niger (c.140-194): Roman general, emperor for a short while in 193-194. Pescennius Niger Lucius (or Gaius) Pescennius Niger was born…Quintus Petillius Cerialis
Quintus Petillius Cerialis: Roman general, son-in-law of the emperor Vespasian, suppressed the Batavian revolt (70). Portrait of a Roman man (80-100…(Petronius) Maximus
(Petronius) Maximus: emperor of the West-Roman empire (r.455).Names: 396: Flavius Petronius Maximus 17 March 455: Maximus Augustus 31 May 455: lynched by soldiers Successor of: Valentinian III Relatives: father: Maximus, probably a son of Magnus Maximus Main deeds: 433 Consul (with Theodosius II consul XIV) 443 Consul II (with…Peucestas (1)
Peucestas: Macedonian officer in the army of Alexander the Great, satrap of Persis.Peucestas was born in the Macedonian town Mieza (modern Naousa) as the son of an otherwise unknown Alexander. The stages of his early career are unknown to us and…Peucestas (2)
Peucestas:Macedonian officer in the army of Alexander the Great, served in Egypt.The Macedonian king Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 331. The Persian troops surrendered without fighting, and Alexander had to appoint new governors to the country. The civil administration…Phalaris
Phalaris: tyrant of Acragas on Sicily between c.570 and c.554, the proverbial "evil tyrant".The city of Acragas was founded in 580 BCE by people from Gela, a Greek town on Sicily that had been founded more than a century before…