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…Sanabares
Sanabares: Arsacid rebel king of the Parthian Empire (r.50-56). A Parthian Sanabares - perhaps there were two kings with this name - was…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,…Sappho
Sappho: famous Greek poetess of lyric poetry. Only a few fragments survive. Sappho To a certain extent, the beauty of Sappho's poetry…Satibarzanes
Satibarzanes: satrap of Aria, rebel against Alexander the Great. Portrait of an Iranian Satibarzanes was an Iranian nobleman, probably a Persian, who…Scylax of Caryanda
Scylax of Caryanda: Carian sailor in Persian service, made a reconnaissance expedition along the shores of the Indian Ocean (c.515 BCE). …Seleucus I Nicator
Seleucus I Nicator ("victor"): one of the Diadochi, founder of the Seleucid Empire, ruled from 311 to 281. Seleucus I Nicator Successor…Seleucus II Callinicus
Seleucus II Callinicus ("beautiful victor"): name of a Seleucid king, ruled from 246 to 225. Seleucus II Callinicus Successor of: Antiochus II…Seleucus III Keraunos
Seleucus III Keraunos ("thunderbolt"): name of a Seleucid king, ruled from 225 to 222. Seleucus III Keraunos Successor of: Seleucus II Callinicus Relatives Father:…Seleucus IV Philopator
Seleucus IV Philopator ("father lover"): name of a Seleucid king, ruled from 187 to 175. Seleucus IV Philopator Successor of: Antiochus III…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:…Seleucus VI Epiphanes
Seleucus VI Epiphanes Nicator ("manifestation of the god", "victor"): name of a Seleucid king, ruled from 96 to 94. Emergency currency,…