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Leaders, kings, generals, consuls, pharaohs, emperors, governors G-M.
Jugurtha - Numidian King Jugurtha
Jugurtha of North Africa fought against the Romans.
Jugurtha of North Africa fought against the Romans.
Mardonius
Mardonius was a Persian commander in the Greco-Persian Wars.
Mardonius was a Persian commander in the Greco-Persian Wars.
Menes - First King of Egypt Menes
In Egyptian legend, the first king of Egypt is said to have been Menes.
In Egyptian legend, the first king of Egypt is said to have been Menes.
Jugurtha
The great Roman leader Gaius Marius came into power largely by defeating the African king Jugurtha in what is called the Jugurthine War, and written about by Sallust.
The great Roman leader Gaius Marius came into power largely by defeating the African king Jugurtha in what is called the Jugurthine War, and written about by Sallust.
Hammurabi
Information on the Babylonian king Hammurabi who is well-known for his lega decisions, the Code of Hammurabi.
Information on the Babylonian king Hammurabi who is well-known for his lega decisions, the Code of Hammurabi.
Marcellus - M. Claudius Marcellus
During the Gallic invasion of Italy between the first and second Punic Wars, Marcellus was declared consul for the first time (222) by the interreges after the election of Flaminius and Furius was declared invalid by the augurs.
During the Gallic invasion of Italy between the first and second Punic Wars, Marcellus was declared consul for the first time (222) by the interreges after the election of Flaminius and Furius was declared invalid by the augurs.
Marcellus
Guest bio of Marcellus, by Bingley.
Guest bio of Marcellus, by Bingley.
Lucius Licinius Lucullus Ponticus
Lucullus first came to public notice when he brought charges against Servilius the Auger, who had been responsible for Lucullus' father's conviction for peculation. However, he did not start seeking public office until his younger brother, Marcus, was old enough to do so as well.
Lucullus first came to public notice when he brought charges against Servilius the Auger, who had been responsible for Lucullus' father's conviction for peculation. However, he did not start seeking public office until his younger brother, Marcus, was old enough to do so as well.
Maximinus Thrax (235-238 A.D.)
Maximinus Thrax (235-238 A.D.). Maximinus the Thracian was a Roman emperor.
Maximinus Thrax (235-238 A.D.). Maximinus the Thracian was a Roman emperor.
Trebonianus Gallus (251-253 A.D.) - Roman Emperor Gallus
Roman Emperor, Trebonianus Gallus, proclaimed emperor by his troops, ruled from 251 to 253 A.D. when he was assassinated by his troops.
Roman Emperor, Trebonianus Gallus, proclaimed emperor by his troops, ruled from 251 to 253 A.D. when he was assassinated by his troops.
Gallienus
Gallienus (Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus), born c. A.D. 218, was a Roman emperor from 253, when he was named Caesar -- following the senate appointment of his father Valerian to Augustus -- until his murder by his own generals in 268 during the siege of Milan.
Gallienus (Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus), born c. A.D. 218, was a Roman emperor from 253, when he was named Caesar -- following the senate appointment of his father Valerian to Augustus -- until his murder by his own generals in 268 during the siege of Milan.
Hammurabi
Information on the Babylonian king Hammurabi who is well-known for his lega decisions, the Code of Hammurabi.
Information on the Babylonian king Hammurabi who is well-known for his lega decisions, the Code of Hammurabi.
Justinian
Articles on this site on the Byzantine Emperor Justinian.
Articles on this site on the Byzantine Emperor Justinian.
Herod the Great - Flavius Josephus
In Antiquities of the Jews - Book XIV, the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus explains how Herod the Great came to be king of the Jews.
In Antiquities of the Jews - Book XIV, the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus explains how Herod the Great came to be king of the Jews.
Leonidas King of Sparta
Glossary entry on Leonidas and the Battle at Thermopylae.
Glossary entry on Leonidas and the Battle at Thermopylae.