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Araxes
Araxes (Greek Ἀράξης): river in ancient Armenia, modern Aras. The Araxes, close to the Turkish-Armenian border The name of the river is…Arbela (Erbil)
Arbela (Assyrian Arba'ilu): Town in ancient Assyria, modern Arbîl or Erbil, situated between the Great and the Little Zab. Arbela Excavations make…Arcadius
Arcadius: emperor of the East-Roman (Byzantine) empire (r.395-408). Arcadius Names: 377: Flavius Arcadius 19 January 383: Flavius Arcadius Augustus 1 May 408: natural death co-emperor of…Archelaus of Cappadocia
Archelaus (36 BCE - 17 CE): high priest of Comana, last king of Cappadocia.Relatives Archelaus Son of Archelaus and Glaphyra Successor of Ariarathes IX…Archidamian War
Archidamian War: name of the first part of the Peloponnesian War (431-404), the great conflict between Athens and Sparta. It is called after the Spartan king Archidamus II. This war started in 431 and ended in 421 with something that…Archidamus II
Archidamus II: king of Sparta from the Eurypontid house, ruler from 469(?) until his death in 427/426 BCE. The first phase of the Peloponnesian War is called after him: the Archidamian War. …Archimedes
Archimedes of Syracuse (287-212): Greek engineer, discoverer of the Law of Archimedes. An absent-minded Archimedes being by a Roman soldier One of…Persian Influence on Greek architecture
The ancient Persian and Greek cultures did not exist in isolation. There was cross-fertilization. The present article describes several aspects of Persia's influence on Greece.Architecture …Ardašir I
Ardašir I: first king of Persia from the Sasanian dynasty, ruling from 224 to 241. Ardašir I Main deeds: Name: Ardašir I Son of a…Ardašir III
Ardašir III: king of Persia, ruling from 379 to 383, member of the Sasanian dynasty.Main deeds: Perhaps Ardašir III Name: Ardašir III Beginning…Ardašir IV
Ardašir IV: king of Persia, ruling from 628 to 630, member of the Sasanian dynasty.Main deeds: Name: Ardašir IV Beginning of reign: 628 The Sasanian king Khusrau II fought a long war against the Byzantines, but was defeated by the Byzantine emperor Heraclius. In…Ardumaniš
Ardumaniš: Persian nobleman, son of Vakauka. Ardumaniš was one of the seven conspirators who killed the Magian usurper Gaumâta and helped Darius I the Great become king (September 522 BCE). Ardumaniš is the only conspirator not mentioned in the third book of…