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:

Severus Alexander

Severus Alexander: emperor of the Roman world (222-235). Severus Alexander Names: 1 October 208: Marcus Bassianus Alexianus 26 (?) June 221: Marcus Aurelius Alexander…

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Severus II

Severus: emperor of the Roman world (r. 306-307).Names: date of birth and real name unknown 1 May 305: Flavius Valerius Severus Caesar August 306: Imperator Severus Augustus April 307: resigned 16 September 307: murdered Successor of: Constantius I Chlorus Relatives: children: Severianus Main deeds: 305 Appointed as caesar by Constantius…

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Shabaqo

Shabaqo: name of a Nubian king ruling over Egypt (c.716-c.702).Relatives Shabaqo Father: Kashta Mother: Pebatjma Sons: Horemakhet, Shebitqo, Tamwetamani Life c.716: Succeeds Piye, who may have…

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Shahrbaraz

Shahrbaraz: Parthian general in the Sasanian Empire, briefly king in c.630 CE. Sasanian relief of a boarl Main deeds: Name: Farrukhan Reign: In c.630…

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Shapur I

Shapur I: king of Persia, ruling from 241 to 272, member of the Sasanian dynasty. Shapur I Main deeds: Name: Shapur I As crown…

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Shapur II

Shapur II: king of Persia, ruling from 309 to 379, member of the Sasanian dynasty. Shapur II Main deeds: Name: Shapur II Beginning of reign:…

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Shebitqo

Shebitqo: name of a Nubian king ruling over Egypt (c.702-c.690).Relatives Father: Shabaqo Mother: Qalhata Wife: Arty, daughter of Piye Life c.702: Succeeds Shabaqo 701: War in the Levant against the Assyrian king Sennacherib; Egyptian losses, but Assyria is unable to round off the conquest of Palestine c.690:…

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Skunkha

Skunkha: leader of a group of Central-Asian nomads, defeated by Darius I the Great. Behistun Relief, Frâda (center) and Skunkha (right) According…

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Socrates

Socrates (Greek Σωκράτης; 469-399): Athenian sculptor, philosopher, teacher of Plato, Xenophon, and Antisthenes. Socrates Thales, Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Parmenides, and Democritus had been…

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