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Gotarzes II

1st century BC – 51

Sovereign

Gotarzes II (Parthian: 𐭂𐭅𐭕𐭓𐭆 Gōtarz) was king of the Parthian Empire from 40 to 51. He was an adopted son of Artabanus II. When his father died in 40, his…

Vonones II

— – 51

Sovereign

Vonones II (died 51 AD) was a Parthian prince who ruled as king of Media Atropatene and briefly as king of the Parthian Empire. Vonones was not from the ruling…

Abgar V

1st century BC – 50

Ruler, Monarch

Abgar V (c. 1st century BC – c. AD 50), called Ukkāmā (meaning "the Black" in Syriac and other dialects of Aramaic), was an Arab King of Osroene with his capita…

Aulus Cornelius Celsus

25 BC – 50

Physician, Writer

Aulus Cornelius Celsus (c. 25 BC – c. 50 AD) was a Roman encyclopedist, known for his extant medical work, De Medicina (On Medicine), which is believed to be th…

Marcus Manilius

— – 1st century

Poet, Writer, Astrologer

Marcus Manilius (fl. 1st century AD) was a Roman poet, astrologer, and author of a poem in five books called Astronomica. Notable works: Astronomica Source: W…

Phaedrus

20s BC – 50

Writer, Poet

Gaius Julius Phaedrus (; Ancient Greek: Φαῖδρος; Phaîdros) or Phaeder (c. 15 BC – c. 50 AD) was a 1st-century AD Roman fabulist and the first versifier of a col…

Quintus Curtius Rufus

— – 1st century

Historian, Writer, Politician

Quintus Curtius Rufus () was a Roman historian, likely active in the 1st century AD. He is known solely for his surviving work, Historiae Alexandri Magni ("Hist…

Messalina

20 – 48

Politician

Valeria Messalina (Latin: [waˈlɛria mɛssaːˈliːna]; c. 17/20–48) was the third wife of Roman emperor Claudius. She was a paternal cousin of Emperor Nero, a secon…

Vardanes I

— – 47

Sovereign

Vardanes I was a king of the Parthian Empire from 40 to 46 CE. He was the heir apparent of his father Artabanus II (r. 12–40), but had to continually fight agai…

Philo

15 BC – 45

Philosopher, Historian, Writer, Theologian

Philo of Alexandria (; Ancient Greek: Φίλων, romanized: Phílōn; Hebrew: יְדִידְיָה, romanized: Yəḏīḏyāh; c. 20 BCE - c. 50 CE), also called Philō Judæus, was a…

Herod Agrippa

10 BC – 44

Historical figure

Marcus Julius Agrippa I (c. 11 BC – c. AD 44), also known as Agrippa I (Hebrew: אגריפס, epithet Agrippa the Great) or Herod Agrippa, was a Roman citizen, under…

James the Great

1st century – 44

Fisher, Missionary, Apostle

James the Great (Koine Greek: Ἰάκωβος, romanized: Iákōbos; Classical Syriac: ܝܥܩܘܒ, romanized: Yaʿqōḇ; died c. 44) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Acco…

Caligula

12 – 41

Politician

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August AD 12 – 24 January AD 41), also called Gaius or Caligula (), was the third Roman emperor, ruling from AD 37 u…

Milonia Caesonia

24 – 41

Consort

Milonia Caesonia (died 24 January AD 41) was Roman empress as the fourth and last wife of the Roman emperor Caligula from their marriage in AD 39 until they wer…

Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus

— – 40

Politician, Military personnel, Consul

Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (c. 2 BC – c. 40 AD) was a member of the imperial Julio-Claudian dynasty of Ancient Rome. Domitius was the son of Antonia Major (dau…

Annas

40 BC – 40

High priest

Annas ben Seth (also called Ananus Hebrew: חָנָן, Ḥānān; Koine Greek: Ἅννας, Hánnas) was High Priest of Judaea from 6 AD to 15 AD. He was appointed by the…

Ptolemy of Mauretania

9 BC – 40

Politician

Ptolemy of Mauretania (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος, Ptolemaîos; Latin: Ptolemaeus; c. 13/9 BC – AD 40) was the king of Mauretania, a client kingdom of the Roman E…

Seneca the Elder

54 BC – 39

Writer, Rhetorician, Poet, Philosopher, Historian, Beamter

Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Elder ( SEN-ik-ə; c. 54 BC – c. AD 39), also known as Seneca the Rhetorician, was a Roman writer, born of a wealthy equestrian family…

Artabanus II of Parthia

1st century BC – 38

Monarch

Artabanus II (also spelled Artabanos II or Ardawan II; Parthian: 𐭍𐭐𐭕𐭓 Ardawān), incorrectly known in older scholarship as Artabanus III, was King of Kings o…

Antonia Minor

36 BC – 37

Aristocrat

Antonia Minor (31 January 36 BC – 1 May 37 AD) was the younger of two surviving daughters of Mark Antony and Octavia Minor. She was a niece of the Emperor Augu…