Calo: unidentified Roman fort, part of the Rhine limes.Calo was a fort of a Roman cavalry squadron, halfway between Xanten and Moers-Asberg. Although the military settlement is mentioned in our sources, it is still unidentified. As the Rhine is a…
Cambyses (Old Persian Kambujiya): son of king Cyrus of Anšan, member of the Achaemenid dynasty, ruling as king in Anšan, the central part of Persia. In the first half of the sixth century BCE, Persia was subjected to the Medes,…
Cambyses: second king of the ancient Achaemenid Empire (ruled 530-522). In 525, he conquered Egypt.Early career
Achaemenid nobleman
Cambyses was the oldest…
Cananefates: tribal formation in the west of the Roman province of Germania Inferior.Origin
Adiutor, a Cananefatic horseman
Also spelled Cannenefates; prounounced with…
Capernaum: town on the northern shore of Lake Galilee.Capernaum
Capernaum's Synagogue
Allready occupied in the thirteenth century BCE
Meaning of the name: Village…
Cappadocia: ancient name for the country between the rivers Halys and Euphrates, today central Turkey.Country
Cappadocia's famous rocks
Cappadocia is defined as…
Cappadocia: ancient name for the country between the rivers Halys and Euphrates, today central Turkey.Hellenistic Age
One of Cappadocia's bizarre rocks
After…
Cappadocia: ancient name for the country between the rivers Halys and Euphrates, today central Turkey.Roman Province
Cappadocian rock dwellings
The Roman annexation…
Darius I (Old Persian Dârayavauš): king of ancient Persia, whose reign lasted from 522 to 486. He seized power after killing king Gaumâta, fought a civil war (described in the Behistun inscription), and was finally able to refound the Achaemenid…
Darius I (Old Persian Dârayavauš): king of ancient Persia, whose reign lasted from 522 to 486. He seized power after killing king Gaumâta, fought a civil war (described in the Behistun inscription), and was finally able to refound the Achaemenid…