Ochus: Achaemenid prince, son of king Darius III Codomannus and queen Statira.After the battle of Issus in November 333, the Persian royal family was captured by the Macedonians of Alexander the Great. The names of its members are recorded: king…
Septimius Odaenathus: emperor of Palmyra (260-267).
Bust, said to be of Odaenathus
Names:
±220: Septimius Odaenathus
260: establishes personal rule in the East
262: dux…
Paphos (Greek Πάφος): name of two cities in the southwest of Cyprus, the Archaic and Classical town (also known as Kouklia) and the Hellenistic and Roman city (which is still called Paphos).Marchellos
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Olybrius: emperor of the West-Roman empire (r. 472).Names:
date of birth unknown: Flavius Anicius Olybrius
April 472: appointed emperor by Ricimer
2 November 472: natural death
Successor of: Anthemius
Relatives:
father: Anicius
married to: Placidia, daughter of Valentinian III
Main deeds:
455 Assassination of Valentinian III; Olybrius leaves Italy…