Kavad II: king of Persia, ruling from 628 to 630, member of the Sasanian dynasty.Main deeds:
Name: Sheroe
Reign: In 628 CE
Successor of: Khusrau II the Victorious
Early in 628, crown prince Sheroe put his father put in jail, where he would die…
Khusrau III: king of Persia, ruling from c.629 to c.631, member of the Sasanian dynasty.Main deeds:
Name: Khusrau III
The Sasanian king Khusrau II fought a long war against the Byzantines, but was defeated by the Byzantine emperor Heraclius, and replaced by…
Khusrau IV: king of Persia, ruling from 631 to 637, member of the Sasanian dynasty.Main deeds:
Name: Khusrau IV
Beginning of reign: 631
The Sasanian king Khusrau II fought a long war against the Byzantines, but was defeated by the Byzantine emperor Heraclius.
In…
Kidinnu or Cidenas: famous Babylonian astronomer (fourth century BCE?).Babylonian Astronomy
Tablet with a list of eclipses between 518 and 465, mentioning…
Messiah (mâšîah, "the anointed one"): Jewish religious concept, a future savior who will, in some sense, come to restore Israel. The nature of both the Messiah and the restoration was a matter of debate, and there were several claimants.King Herod Agrippa (44 CE)
Sources: Flavius Josephus,…
Kition (Greek Κίτιον, Latin Citium): important port and city-state in southern Cyprus (modern Larnaca).Bronze Age
Mycenaean "phi" figurine
Exavations in the northern…
Neriglissar: king of ancient Babylonia, ruled 556.The Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar died in 562 and was succeeded in by his son Amel-Marduk, who was almost immediately assassinated and replaced by his brother-in-law Neriglissar. When he died in 556, he was succeeded by his…
Labranda or Labraunda (Greek Λάβρανδα): ancient sanctuary in Caria.
Labranda, andron
Labranda was a sacred precinct, in ancient times connected to Mylasa…
Lacus Curtius ("lake of Curtius"): small pool on the Roman Forum, venerated by the Romans, even when they did no longer remember why it was a holy place.
For the website LacusCurtius, go here.
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