Epigraphy
There are 249 items in Epigraphy:
Phoenicians
Phoenicians (Greek: Φοίνικες): Greek name of the inhabitants of the ancient cities of Aradus, Tripoli, Byblos, Berytus, Sidon, and Tyre. In the Iron Age, they founded colonies on Cyprus (Kition), on Sicily (Motya, Panormus), in Libya (Lepcis, Oea, Sabratha), in…Piye (or Pianchi)
Piye: name of a Nubian king (ruled c.741-c.716), famous for conquering Egypt. (The name was also written as Pianchi.)Relatives Father: Kastha? Mother: Pebatjna? First wife: Tabiry, daughter of Alara Second wife: Abar, daughter of a sister of Alara Son: Taharqo Further wives: Peksatar (daughter of Kashta),…Pliny's Career
Pliny the Younger or Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (62-c.115): Roman senator, nephew of Pliny the Elder, governor of Bithynia-Pontus (109-111), author of a famous collection of letters. …Rome, Circus Maximus, Triumphal Arch of Titus
Triumphal Arch of Titus: the arch in the Circus Maximus in Rome that was erected to celebrate Titus' capture of Jerusalem. It is not the same as the more famous Honorific Arch of Titus on the Velia, overseeing the Roman Forum. …Rome, Tre Fontane, Tomb of Quintus Sulpicius Celsus
Tomb of Quintus Sulpicius Celsus: found near the Abbey of Tre Fontane, this tomb has some interesting decorations. Epitaph of Quintus…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…Seals of Artaxerxes III Ochus
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.A3 Seals A3 Seal a By Artaxerxes. A3 Seal b I am the great king Artaxerxes. Literature Pierre Lecoq, Les inscriptions de la Perse…Septimius Severus' Ancestors
This is an overview of those ancestors of the emperor Lucius Septimius Severus who were living in Lepcis Magna. The numbers followin the name are based on A.R. Birley, Septimius Severus. The African Emperor (1999³ London), 212-226.Anno (1) Only known as…Serekh
Serekh: a square cartouche, used by the Egyptians to write the name by which their kings wanted to be known. A…Shahbazgarhi
Shahbazgarhi: town in Pakistan, known for one of the rock edicts of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka. Shahbazgarhi Hill An ancient traveler leaving…Sources
Darius, relief from the Central Relief of the Northern Stairs of the Apadana, Persepolis The coup according to the Behistun Inscription Herodotus…Stela of Marcus Valerius Severus
Stela of Marcus Valerius Severus: monument from Volubilis, documenting the annexation of Mauretania by the Romans. Stela of Marcus Valerius Severus…