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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:

Ardašir I

Ardašir I: first king of Persia from the Sasanian dynasty, ruling from 224 to 241. Ardašir I Main deeds: Name: Ardašir I Son of a…

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Ardašir III

Ardašir III: king of Persia, ruling from 379 to 383, member of the Sasanian dynasty.Main deeds: Perhaps Ardašir III Name: Ardašir III Beginning…

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Ardašir IV

Ardašir IV: king of Persia, ruling from 628 to 630, member of the Sasanian dynasty.Main deeds: Name: Ardašir IV Beginning of reign: 628 The Sasanian king Khusrau II fought a long war against the Byzantines, but was defeated by the Byzantine emperor Heraclius. In…

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Ardumaniš

Ardumaniš: Persian nobleman, son of Vakauka. Ardumaniš was one of the seven conspirators who killed the Magian usurper Gaumâta and helped Darius I the Great become king (September 522 BCE). Ardumaniš is the only conspirator not mentioned in the third book of…

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Ariaramnes

Ariaramnes (Old Persian: Ariyâramna): name of the great-grandfather of the Persian king Darius I the Great. He must have ruled in the first quarter of the sixth century BCE.Ariaramnes is mentioned in the prologue of the Behistun Inscription, in which its…

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Ariaramnes of Cappadocia

Ariaramnes (ruled c.275-c.255): ruler of Cappadocia.Relatives Son of Ariarathes II Children: Ariarathes III Successor of: Ariarathes II Main deeds c.275: Succeeded his father Ariarathes II, who had established the Cappadocian dynasty in c.301 and independence in c.280 Made his son co-ruler in 255 Appears to have died…

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Ariarathes Eusebes

Ariarathes Eusebes (c.100-c.88; died 86): son of Mithridates VI of Pontus, king of Cappadocia.Relatives Son of Mithridates VI of Pontus Successor of: Ariarathes VII Philometor Main deeds 101: After he has killed his nephew Ariarathes VII Philometor, Mithridates seeks to rule Cappadocia through his…

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Ariarathes I

Ariarathes I (c.405-322/321): ruler of Cappadocia.Born: c.405 Main deeds: c.333: appointed satrap by the last Persian king Darius III Codomannus, 331: fights for Darius against Alexander the Great in the battle fo Gaugamela After 330: defends Cappadocia against the local Macedonian commander Antigonus the One-Eyed 323:…

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Ariarathes II

Ariarathes II (301-after c.280): ruler of Cappadocia.Relatives Born before c.320 Son of Orophernes, adopted by Ariarathes I Son: Ariaramnes Main deeds Adopted by Ariarathes I After the battle of Ipsus (301), Ariarathes II is recognized by Seleucus I Nicator as semi-independent ruler of Cappadocia 282 Death of Seleucus;…

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Ariarathes III

Ariarathes III (c.255-220): king of Cappadocia.Relatives Son of Ariaramnes Married to: Stratonice III (daughter of Antiochus I Soter and Stratonice I) Children: Ariarathes IV Eusebes Successor of: Ariaramnes Main deeds: c.257 marriage to Stratonice III (daughter of Antiochus I Soter and Stratonice I) c.255 made co-ruler by…

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Ariarathes IV Eusebes

Ariarathes IV Eusebes (220-c.163): king of Cappadocia.Relatives Son of Ariarathes III and Stratonice III Married to: Antiochis (daughter of Antiochus III the Great and Laodice III) Children: Stratonice IV (married to Eumenes II Soter and Attalus II Philadelphus of Pergamon) Ariarathes V Philopator Orophernes II Successor of:…

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