History

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Vardanes I

Vardanes I: Arsacid king of the Parthian Empire (r.29?-47?). Vardanes I In 38 CE, the Parthian king Artabanus II died; his main achievement…

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Vaumisa

Vaumisa: Persian general, known for an expedition against the Armenians in 521 BCE. Achaemenid nobleman In March 522, a Magian named Gaumâta…

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Veii

Veii: city in the south of Etruria, one of the first targets of Roman expansion, modern Isola Farnese.Veii Head of the…

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Veleda

Veleda: Bructerian prophetess, played a role in the Batavian revolt (69-70). Veleda, shown in the Walhalla (Regensburg) The word Veleda seems to…

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G. Velius Rufus

Gaius Velius Rufus (before 40 - after 96): Roman officer and war hero from the Flavian age.Gaius Velius Rufus is best known from an inscription that was discovered at the Great Court in front of the temple of Jupiter Optimus…

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Verina

Verina (died 484): name of a Roman empress, wife of Leo I.Life Wife of Leo I, mother of Ariadne and Leontia 467 Ariadne marries Zeno c.468 Zeno and Ariadne have a child, Leo II 474 Death of Leo I; Leo II becomes emperor Death of…

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Vespasian

Vespasian: emperor of the Roman world (69-79). Vespasian Names: 17 November 9: Titus Flavius Vespasianus 1 July 69: Imperator Titus Flavius Vespasianus Caesar 23 June…

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