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:

Samus of Armenia

Samus (Greek:Σάμος): Orontid king in Armenia (r. c.260 BCE)King Samus, who ruled (part of) Armenia, is known from the inscriptions, found on Nemrud Dagi, in which king Antiochus I Theos of Commagene mentions his ancestors. He must be dated in the…

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Sanabares

Sanabares: Arsacid rebel king of the Parthian Empire (r.50-56). A Parthian Sanabares - perhaps there were two kings with this name - was…

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Sanatruces

Sanatruces: rebel king in Armenia (r. 115 CE), perhaps from the Arsacid dynasty.In 114 CE, war broke out between the Parthian and the Roman empires. The Roman emperor Trajan successfully conquered Armenia, occupied Edessa and Nisibis in the next year, and added Babylon,…

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Sappho

Sappho: famous Greek poetess of lyric poetry. Only a few fragments survive. Sappho To a certain extent, the beauty of Sappho's poetry…

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Satibarzanes

Satibarzanes: satrap of Aria, rebel against Alexander the Great.  Portrait of an Iranian Satibarzanes was an Iranian nobleman, probably a Persian, who…

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Seleucus V

Seleucus V: name of a Seleucid king, ruled briefly in 126/125. Portrait of an unidentified Hellenistic ruler Successor of: Demetrius II Nicator Relatives: Father:…

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