Phrygians: an ancient nation in western Turkey. Their capital was Gordium.Origin
Phrygian antefix
Compared to several other nations in Anatolia, the Phrygians…
Pillars of Heracles (Greek: Ἡράκλειαι Στῆλαι): ancient name for the narrow strait that connected the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, identical to the modern Strait of Gibraltar.
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Piraeus (Greek: Πειραιεύς): main port of ancient Athens.Piraeus' Origins
Piraeus and Athens
Originally a rocky island, losely connected to the mainland; the…
Pissuthnes (Old Persian Pišišyaothna; c.470-c.415): Persian satrap of Lydia, revolted against king Darius II Nothus in 420-415 BCE.
Achaemenid nobleman
Pissuthnes was…
Pithecusae (Greek: Πιθηκοῦσαι): small island in front of the Bay of Naples, first Greek settlement in Central Italy. The modern name is Ischia.In front of the Bay of Naples are several small islands. Pithecusae is the largest of these and was…
Pixodarus: satrap of Caria between 340 and 334, last ruler from the Hecatomnid dynasty.Pixodarus was the youngest son of Hecatomnus, who had obtained the satrapy of Caria in 392/391. He had been succeeded by his oldest son Maussolus, his oldest…
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),…
Gaius Fulvius Plautianus (†205): praetorian prefect of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus.Early Career
Plautianus
Although Plautianus was one of the most powerful…