Biography Men P
Ancient men whose names begin with P.
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Pepy I - Who Was Pepy I
Pepy I was a long ruling pharaoh of the 6th dynasty in ancient Egypt
Pepy I was a long ruling pharaoh of the 6th dynasty in ancient Egypt
Procopius
Procopius was a Byzantine official and historian best known for his unofficial secret history of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian and his wife Theodora. Prodopius also wrote a history of the decades of wars waged under Justinian.
Procopius was a Byzantine official and historian best known for his unofficial secret history of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian and his wife Theodora. Prodopius also wrote a history of the decades of wars waged under Justinian.
Plutarch
Plutarch was a Greek biographer from Chaeronea in Boeotia.
Plutarch was a Greek biographer from Chaeronea in Boeotia.
Pausanias
Pausanias was a Spartan general during the Persian Wars.
Pausanias was a Spartan general during the Persian Wars.
Philolaus
Philolaus was a Pythagorean philosopher (c.470 - c.385) from Croton in Southern Italy, where Pythagoras had migrated. Philolaus was a contemporary of Socrates and probably the first Pythagorean to have written a book (On Nature).
Philolaus was a Pythagorean philosopher (c.470 - c.385) from Croton in Southern Italy, where Pythagoras had migrated. Philolaus was a contemporary of Socrates and probably the first Pythagorean to have written a book (On Nature).
Paul of Tarsus - Saul
Paul, a Pharisee and tent-maker, was on his way to Damascus to continue his mission of stamping out converts to the new Jewish sect of Christians when he experienced a vision of Jesus, which he describes in Acts 9:1 – 9. From then on he became a missionary, spreading the message of Christianity.
Paul, a Pharisee and tent-maker, was on his way to Damascus to continue his mission of stamping out converts to the new Jewish sect of Christians when he experienced a vision of Jesus, which he describes in Acts 9:1 – 9. From then on he became a missionary, spreading the message of Christianity.
Porus
Porus, king of the area between the Hydaspes and the Acesines rivers, in India, met Alexander the Great at the Battle of the Hydaspes River in June 326 B.C.
Porus, king of the area between the Hydaspes and the Acesines rivers, in India, met Alexander the Great at the Battle of the Hydaspes River in June 326 B.C.
Philopoemen
Philopoemen (253-184 B.C.) was a Greek general and leader of the Achaian (Achaean) League. Guest article by Bingley.
Philopoemen (253-184 B.C.) was a Greek general and leader of the Achaian (Achaean) League. Guest article by Bingley.
Phocion
Plutarch's life of Phocion.
Plutarch's life of Phocion.
Plautus
Dictionary entry on the Roman playwright, Titus Maccius Plautus.
Dictionary entry on the Roman playwright, Titus Maccius Plautus.
Pliny the Elder
A biography of the life of Pliny the Elder and his death in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
A biography of the life of Pliny the Elder and his death in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Poplicola
Plutarch's life of Poplicola.
Plutarch's life of Poplicola.
Pachomius - Christian Saint Pachomius
Pachomius was a Christian saint credited with founding cenobitism.
Pachomius was a Christian saint credited with founding cenobitism.
Philip the Arab (244-249 A.D.) Roman Emperor Philip the Arab
Philip the Arab was a Roman emperor from 244-249 A.D.
Philip the Arab was a Roman emperor from 244-249 A.D.