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:
Polycrates
Polycrates: powerful tyrant of Samos between 540 and 522 BCE. His downfall shocked the Greek world. Samos, Temple of Hera, Statue…Polyperchon
Polyperchon (394-c.303): Macedonian officer, regent for king Philip Arridaeus and Alexander, the son of Alexander the Great.Polyperchon was born as the son of a Macedonian nobleman named Simmias in the district of Tymphaea, the valley of the Upper Haliacmon. This…Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate: Roman prefect of Judaea from 26 CE to 36 CE, best known for the execution of Jesus of Nazareth.Sources Portrait…Porus
Porus (Old Indian Puru): king in the eastern Punjab, defeated in 326 BCE by Alexander the Great. War elephant The Greek/Latin name…Posidonius of Apamea
Posidonius of Apamea (135-51): Greek philosopher, historian, and scientist. Posidonius of Apamea We are ill-informed about the development of philosophy after the…Postumus
Postumus: founder and emperor of the Gallic Empire (260-269). Postumus Names: full name and date of birth unknown Autumn 260: Imperator Caesar Marcus Cassianus…Probus
Probus: emperor of the Roman world (r. 276-282). Probus Names: 19 August 232: Marcus Aurelius Probus July 276: Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Augustus October…Procopius
Procopius of Caesarea (c..495 - after 562): Byzantine courtier and author.Life Portrait of a Roman man, c.540 CE Born in Caesarea in…Procopius
Procopius: name of a Roman usurper. Roman official, second half fourth century Procopius was a distant relative of the emperor Julian the…Prusias I the Lame
Prusias I the Lame: king of Bithynia (r.228-182 BCE).A son of Ziaelas, who was killed in action in 228 BCE in a battle against the Galatians, Prusias inherited a war in the east. He defeated them, but it was not…Prusias II the Hunter
Prusias II the Hunter: king of Bithynia (r.182-149 BCE). Prusias II the Hunter Prusias II, son of Apame III and Prusias I…Psammetichus I
Psammetichus I: pharaoh of the Saite dynasty, ruler of Egypt from 664 to 610. Psammetichus I Egyptian names: Wahibra Psamtik I Successor of: Necho…