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David in WIkipedia

Biblical narrative David is chosen Samuel anoints David, Dura Europos, Syria, Date: 3rd c. CE God withdraws his favor from Saul, king of Israel. The prophet Samuel seeks a new king from the sons of Jesse of Bethlehem. Seven of Jesse's sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel says "The LORD has not chosen these." He then asks "Are these all the sons yo...

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Ashurbanipal (Assyrian Ashurban-Apli)

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian: Aššur-bāni-apli, (Aramaic: "ܐܵܫܘܿܪ ܒܵܢܝܼ ܐܵܦܠܝܼ"‎) "Ashur is creator of an heir";[1] 685 B.C. – c. 627 B.C.),[2] also spelled Assurbanipal or Ashshurbanipal, was the son of Esarhaddon and the last great king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (668 B.C. – c. 627 B.C.).[2] He established the first systematically organized library in t...

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Bardiya in Wikipedia

Bardiya (Greek: Smerdis) (Old Persian: 𐎲𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹[1] Bardiya[2]; Ancient Greek: Σμέρδις) (possibly died 522 BCE) was a son of Cyrus the Great and the younger brother of Cambyses II, both Persian kings. There are sharply divided views on his life, he may have ruled the Achaemenid Empire for a few months in 522 BCE,...

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Croesus in Wikipedia

Croesus (pronounced /ˈkriːsəs/, CREE-sus; Greek: Κροῖσος) (595 BC – c. 547? BC) was the king of Lydia from 560 to 546 BC until his defeat by the Persians in about 547 BC.[1] The fall of Croesus made a profound impact on the Hellenes, providing a fixed point in their calendar. "By the fifth century at least," J.A.S. Evans remarked, "Croesus had beco...

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Ashur-Nirari V in Wikipedia

Ashur-nirari V (also Assurnirari) was King of Assyria from 755 to 745 BC. He was succeeded by Tiglath-Pileser III. Ashur-nirari V was a son of Adad-nirari III, and succeeded his brother, Ashur-dan III. He inherited a difficult situation from his predecessor. The Assyrian rulership was severely limited by the influence of court dignitaries, particu...

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Artaxerxes Iv in Wikipedia

Artaxerxes (Artaxšacā) IV Arses was king of Persia between 338 BC and 336 BC. He was the youngest son of King Artaxerxes III and Atossa and was not expected to succeed to the throne of Persia. His unexpected rise to the throne came in 338 BC as a result of the murder of his father and most of his family by Bagoas, the powerful Vizier of Persia who ...

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Ashur-Nadin-Ahhe Ii in Wikipedia

Ashur-nadin-ahhe II (Aššur-nādin-ahhē II) was king of Assyria from 1403 to 1393 BC. Preceded by Ashur-rim-nisheshu, he is considered to be the last king of the Old Assyrian Period. He was succeeded by Eriba-Adad I, the first king of the Middle Assyrian period. Ashur-nadin-ahhe is an Assyrian personal name meaning "the god Ashur has given a brother...

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Ashur-Rabi I in Wikipedia

Ashur-rabi I was the King of Assyria from 1453 BC to 1435 BC. The son of the former king Enlil-nasir I, he seized the throne after a successful coup on Ashur-Saduni, who was the king for only one month.[1]...

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Artaxerxes Iii in Wikipedia

Artaxerxes III of Persia (Ca. 425 BC – 338 BC) (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠,[3] transliterated as Artaxšaçā), was the Great King (Shah) of Persia and the eleventh Emperor of the Achaemenid Empire, as well as the first Pharaoh of the 31st dynasty of Egypt. He was the son and successor of Artaxerxes II...

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Ashur-Nadin-Ahhe I in Wikipedia

Ashur-nadin-ahhe I was the king of Assyria from 1435 BC to 1420 BC. He took power after the death of his father, Ashur-rabi I. Beginning with his reign, Assyria became a vassal of Mitanni. After a 15 year rule, he was overthrown by his brother Enlil-Nasir II....

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