Galerius: emperor of the Roman world (r. 305-311).
Galerius
Names:
c.255: Maximinus (?)
21 May 293: Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus Caesar Iovius
1 May 305:…
Galla Placidia (c.393-450): empress of the West-Roman empire (423-437).Relatives:
Ravenna, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
father: Theodosius I
mother: Galla
first husband: Athaulfus
son: Theodosius (died…
Gallienus: emperor of the Roman world (r.260-268).
Gallienus
Names:
c.213: Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus
September 253: Publius Licinius Gallienus Caesar Augustus
October 253: Imperator Caesar…
Gandara (Old Persian Gandâra): name of a satrapy of the ancient Achaemenid Empire, roughly equivalent to the valley of the river Cophen (modern Kabul). The Greeks called the western part this region Parapamisos, which may be derived from the old…
Battle of Gaugamela (October 1, 331 BCE): decisive battle in the war between Macedonia and the Achaemenid Empire, fought in northern Iraq. The outcome was influenced by a celestial omen that announced the imminent downfall of the Persian king Darius…