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Lucius Accius

170 BC – 84 BC

Poet, Playwright, Writer

Lucius Accius (; c. 170 – c. 86 BC), or Lucius Attius, was a Roman tragic poet and literary scholar. Accius was born in 170 BC at Pisaurum, a town founded in th…

Lucius Cornelius Cinna

Lucius Cornelius Cinna

135 BC – 84 BC

Politician, Military personnel

Lucius Cornelius Cinna (before 130 BC – early 84 BC) was a four-time consul of the Roman republic. Opposing Sulla's march on Rome in 88 BC, he was elected to th…

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Philo of Larissa

159 BC – 84 BC

Philosopher

Philo of Larissa (Greek: Φίλων ὁ Λαρισαῖος Philon ho Larisaios; 159/8–84/3 BC) was a Greek philosopher. It is very probable that his actual name was "Philio."…

Gaius Julius Caesar

Gaius Julius Caesar

130s BC – 85 BC

Politician, Military personnel

Gaius Julius Caesar (; Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs ˈjuːliʊs ˈkae̯sar]; c. 140 BC – 85 BC) was a Roman senator, a supporter of his brother-in-law, Gaius Marius, and the fath…

Gaius Marius

Gaius Marius

157 BC – 86 BC

Ancient Roman priest, Politician, Military personnel, Military leader

Gaius Marius (Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs ˈmariʊs]; c. 157 BC – 13 January 86 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. Marius held the office of consul seven times, more than…

Sima Qian

Sima Qian

145 BC – 86 BC

Historian, Poet, Writer, Astrologer, Philosopher, Mathematician

Sima Qian (c. 145 BC – c. 86 BC) was a Chinese historian during the early Han dynasty. He is considered the father of Chinese historiography for the Shiji (some…

Emperor Wu of Han

Emperor Wu of Han

156 BC – 87 BC

Poet

Emperor Wu of Han (156 – 29 March 87 BC) (Chinese: 漢武帝; pinyin: Hàn Wŭdì), personal name Liu Che (Chinese: 劉徹; pinyin: Liú Chè) and courtesy name Tong (Chinese:…

Antiochus X Eusebes

Antiochus X Eusebes

2nd century BC – 88 BC

Sovereign

Antiochus X Eusebes Philopator (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίοχος Εὐσεβής Φιλοπάτωρ; c. 113 BC – 92 or 88 BC) was a Seleucid monarch who reigned as King of Syria during t…

Demetrius III Eucaerus

Demetrius III Eucaerus

2nd century BC – 88 BC

Sovereign

Demetrius III Theos Philopator Soter Philometor Euergetes Callinicus (Ancient Greek: Δημήτριος θεός Φιλοπάτωρ σωτήρ Φιλομήτωρ Εὐεργέτης Καλλίνικος, surnamed Euc…

Mithridates II of Parthia

Mithridates II of Parthia

— – 88 BC

Sovereign

Mithridates II (also spelled Mithradates II or Mihrdad II; Parthian: 𐭌𐭕𐭓𐭃𐭕 Mihrdāt) was the ruler of the Parthian Empire from 124 to 91 BC. Considered one…

Ptolemy X Alexander I

Ptolemy X Alexander I

140 BC – 88 BC

Sovereign

Ptolemy X Alexander I (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Ἀλέξανδρος, Ptolemaĩos Aléxandros) was the Ptolemaic king of Cyprus from 114 BC until 107 BC and of Egypt from 107 BC u…

Dionysius Thrax

Dionysius Thrax

170 BC – 89 BC

Grammarian, Writer

Dionysius Thrax (Ancient Greek: Διονύσιος ὁ Θρᾷξ, romanized: Dionýsios ho Thrâix, 170–90 BC) was a Greek grammarian and a pupil of Aristarchus of Samothrace. He…

Antiochus XI Epiphanes

Antiochus XI Epiphanes

110s BC – 92 BC

Sovereign

Antiochus XI Epiphanes Philadelphus (Greek: Ἀντίοχος Ἐπιφανής Φιλάδελφος; died 93 BC) was a Seleucid monarch who reigned as King of Syria between 94 and 93 BC,…

Seleucus VI Epiphanes

Seleucus VI Epiphanes

2nd century BC – 94 BC

Sovereign

Seleucus VI Epiphanes Nicator (Ancient Greek: Σέλευκος Ἐπιφανής Νικάτωρ, romanized: Séleukos Epiphanḗs Nīkā́tōr; between 124 and 109 BC – 94 BC) was a Seleucid…

Antiochus IX Cyzicenus

Antiochus IX Cyzicenus

135 BC – 95 BC

Monarch

Antiochus IX Eusebes Cyzicenus (Greek: Ἀντίοχος Εὐσεβής Κυζικηνός, "Antiochus the Pious, the Cyzicene") was a ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom. He was…

Tigranes I

Tigranes I

2nd century BC – 95 BC

Sovereign

Tigranes I (Ancient Greek: Τιγράνης) was an Artaxiad king of Armenia at the end of the 2nd and the beginning of the 1st century BC. Few records have survived ab…

Antiochus VIII Grypus

Antiochus VIII Grypus

141 BC – 96 BC

Politician

Antiochus VIII Epiphanes/Callinicus/Philometor, nicknamed Grypus (Greek: Γρυπός, "hook-nose"), was the ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire from 125 to 96 B…

Aglaonice

Aglaonice

2nd century BC – 1st century BC

Astronomer

Aglaonice (Ancient Greek: Ἀγλαονίκη, Aglaoníkē, compound of αγλαὸς (aglaòs) "luminous" and νίκη (nikē) "victory") was an ancient Thessalian witch, known from a…

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Ptolemy XI Alexander II

— – 1st century BC

Sovereign

Ptolemy XI Alexander II (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Ἀλέξανδρος, Ptolemaĩos Aléxandros) was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty who ruled Egypt for a few days in 80 BC. He…

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Antipater of Sidon

2nd century BC – 1st century BC

Poet, Epigrammatist, Writer

Antipater of Sidon (Greek: Ἀντίπατρος ὁ Σιδώνιος, Antipatros ho Sidonios) was an ancient Greek poet of the 2nd and 1st centuries BCE. Cicero mentions him livin…