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:

Ptolemy XIII

Ptolemy XIII: king of the Ptolemaic Empire, ruled from 50 to 47 as co-ruler and rival of Cleopatra VII.Relatives Father: Ptolemy XII Auletes Mother: An Egyptian lady from a Memphite priestly family Main deeds 61: Born February/March 51: Death of Ptolemy's father, Ptolemy XII Auletes. He…

Click to continue reading

Ptolemy XIV

Ptolemy XIV: king of the Ptolemaic Empire, from 47 to 44 co-ruler of Cleopatra VII.Relatives Father: Ptolemy XII Auletes Mother An Egyptian lady from a Memphite priestly family Wife: Cleopatra VII Main deeds c.59: Born February/March 51: Death of Ptolemy's father, Ptolemy XII Auletes. He is succeeded…

Click to continue reading

Pupienus

Pupienus: emperor of the Roman world (r.238), co-emperor of Balbinus. Pupienus Names: ±164: Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus February 238: Imperator Caesar Marcus Clodius Pupienus…

Click to continue reading

Pyrrho of Elis

Pyrrho of Elis (c.360-c.270), Greek philosopher, founder of the Skeptical school.All philosophers are confident that rational thinking is the road to truth. Except for Pyrrho of Elis, who entertained some doubts about the quest for knowledge. He argued that we cannot…

Click to continue reading

Pythagoras

Pythagoras of Samos (c.570-c.495): almost legendary Greek philosopher. Pythagoras Like his older contemporary Thales of Miletus, Pythagoras of Samos was looking for…

Click to continue reading

Pythodoris

Pythodoris (30/29 BCE - 38 CE): queen of Pontus (r.8 BCE - 38 CE).Born in Smyrna in 30 or 29 BCE, Pythodoris was a daughter of a man named Pythodorus of Tralles and a woman named Antonia, a daughter of…

Click to continue reading