Officer
There are 87 items in Officer:
Marcus Caelius
Marcus Caelius (45 BCE-9 CE): Roman officer, killed in action during the Battle in the Teutoburg Forest. Modern reconstruction of the…
![]() Magnesia on the Meander, Relief of an officer |
Mago Barca
Mago Barca (Phoenician Mgn, "Godsent") (late third century BCE): Carthaginian general, brother of Hannibal. Map of the battle at Cannae Mago was…
![]() Mainz, Tombstone of Gn. Musius, standard bearer of XIIII Gemina |
Memnon of Rhodes
Memnon of Rhodes (c.380-333): Greek mercenary leader in Persian service, adversary of Alexander the Great. Map of NW Asia Minor Memnon's career…Mentor of Rhodes
Mentor of Rhodes (c.385-340): Greek mercenary leader in Persian service, served under king Artaxerxes III Ochus.Mentor's career as mercenary leader started when he was twenty-seven years old. In 358, he served under an important Persian nobleman, Artabazus, the satrap of…
![]() Naucratis, Figurine of Bes as Roman officer |
Nearchus
Nearchus (c.360-c.300): admiral of Alexander the Great, famous for his exploration of the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf.Early career Amphipolis Nearchus…
![]() Nijmegen, Dedication by Candidinius, signifer of XXX Ulpia Victrix |
![]() Nijmegen, Inscription of an aquilifer of X Gemina |
Ophellas
Ophellas (c.355-308): Macedonian officer, served under Alexander the Great and Ptolemy.Ophellas was born in Pella as the son of a Macedonian nobleman named Silenus. He was probably educated at the court of king Philip II (359-336) and queen Olympias, because…
![]() Pegeia, inscription of Decmius |