History

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Laodice V

Laodice V (†150): Seleucid princess, wife of the Macedonian king Perseus.Relatives Father: Seleucus IV Philopator Mother: Laodice IV Husband: the Macedonian king Perseus. Children: Alexander, Philip, Andriscus (?), daughter Main deeds 178: Laodice V marries the Macedonian king Perseus. The king of Pergamon, Eumenes II Soter, becomes suspicious…

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Laodice VI

Laodice VI (mid-second century BCE): Seleucid princess.Relatives Father: Antiochus IV Epiphanes Mother: Laodice IV Main deeds 152: Laodice is known as one of the supporters of the Seleucid rebel Alexander I Balas, who overthrew king Demetrius I Soter. Perhaps she was later married with king Mithridates…

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Laodice VII

Laodice VII Thea Philadelphus (born after 122): Seleucid princess, wife of king Mithridates I of Commagene.Relatives: Father: Antiochus VIII Grypus Mother: Tryphaena Husband: Mithridates I Callinicus, king of Commagene from 109 to 70 Son: Antiochus I Theos Dicaeus Epiphanes Philoromaeus the Philhellene of Commagene (king…

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Late Ancient Nubia

Nubia: name of the country south of Egypt, more or less identical to modern Sudan. In ancient times, there were three Nubian kingdoms, which are named after their capitals: Kerma, Napata, and Meroe. Other names are Kush and Ethiopia.Late Antiquity …

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Late Roman Capital

Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις) or Byzantium (Βυζάντιον): Greek city on the Bosphorus, capital of the Byzantine Empire, modern İstanbul. Constantius II Constantine the Great…

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Latium

Latium: regio to the southeast of Rome. Albanus Mons Latium is bordered by the Tyrrhenian Sea in the southwest, by Etruria in…

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Laurion

Laurion (Greek: Λαύριον): area in southeastern Attica, famous for its silver mine. Laurion Situated just north of the port of Cape Sounion…

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