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Aedile
Aedile: Roman magistrate, responsible for the Games and the maintenance of the temples.The original tasks of the two plebeian aediles are unclear. The name suggests that they had something to do with an aedes ('shrine'), but the Greek translation agoranomos…
Afrosiab, Ambassadors Fresco: western wall, delegates |
Ambibulus, Marcus
Marcus Ambibulus: Roman knight, governor of Judaea (6-9 CE).According to the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, Marcus Ambibulus was one of the Roman governors of Judaea. His tenure of office is usually dated between 6 and 9 CE, although a slightly…Marcus Antonius Felix
Marcus Antonius Felix: Roman governor of Judaea (52-58). He is also known as Claudius Felix.Marcus Antonius Felix was a brother of Marcus Antonius Pallas, a freedman and a powerful courtier of the emperor Claudius. He was so influential that he…Marcus Antonius Julianus
Marcus Antonius Julianus: Roman governor of Judaea (66-70).Marcus Antonius Julianus is mentioned as procurator of Judaea by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus. Julianus' governorship started during the great anti-Roman insurrection of 66; he succeeded Gessius Florus, who had not been…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…Arsaces VIII, Bagasis
Arsaces VIII, Bagasis: Arsacid king of the Parthian Empire (r.127-126). He is almost certainly identical to the prince Bagayasha who had occupied several high offices during the reign of king Mithradates I the Great. …Artabanus
Artabanus: Persian prince, younger brother of king Darius I the Great mentioned in our sources between 513 and 480 BCE. Achaemenid…Aspathines
Aspathines (Old Persian Aspaçânâ): name of a courtier of the Persian king Darius I the Great (522-486 BCE). Aspathines, as shown…Bacchiads
Bacchiads (Greek: Βακχιάδαι): aristocratic elite of Corinth in the early Archaic Period.The Bacchiads were the aristocratic elite, dominating Corinth in the second half of the eighth and first half of the seventh centuries BCE. Claiming descent from Heracles, they were…Bagoas
Bagoas (†336): vizier of the Achaemenid Empire. He is said to have killed Artaxerxes III Ochus and Artaxerxes IV Arses, and was put to death by Darius III Codomannus.The career of Bagoas is summarized by the Greek historian Diodorus of…
Barm-e Dilak, Reliefs II-III: king and courtier |