Osroes II (also spelled Chosroes II or Khosrow II; Parthian: 𐭇𐭅𐭎𐭓𐭅 Husrōw), was a claimant of the throne of the Parthian Empire c. 190. He is unknown...

In 116, Osroes I was briefly ousted from his throne at Ctesiphon during an invasion by Roman emperor Trajan (r. 98–117), who installed Osroes' son, Parthamaspates...

Nebuchadnezzar II (/nɛbjʊkədˈnɛzər/; Babylonian cuneiform: Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, meaning "Nabu, watch over my heir"; Biblical Hebrew: נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר‎ Nəḇūḵaḏneʾṣṣar)...

the Armenian throne as Vologases II (r. 180–191). The end of Vologases IV's reign was marred by the revolt of Osroes II in 190, who minted coins of himself...

of the Ghaznavid Empire, 1160–1186 Osroes I, c. 109–129 Osroes II, c. 190 Khosrov I of Armenia, 198–217 Khosrov II of Armenia, c. 252 Khosrov III the...

of his paternal grandfather Khosrov I, and the Parthian monarchs Osroes I and Osroes II, who were also known as Khosrau. In Armenian sources, Khosrov is...

Scorpion II (Ancient Egyptian: possibly Selk or Weha), also known as King Scorpion, was a ruler during the Protodynastic Period of Upper Egypt (c. 3200–3000 BCE)...

plundered by the forces of Dong Zhuo. The court is moved to Chang'an. Osroes II, controlling Media, claims the throne of the Parthian Empire. King Vologases...

character, have claimed instead that the child was an ancestor of Nebuchadnezzar II, who destroyed Solomon's temple some 300 years later. Jewish scribes say that...

1279 BC. He was the son of Ramesses I and Sitre, and the father of Ramesses II. The name 'Seti' means "of Set", which indicates that he was consecrated to...

Vologases III, who continued his father's struggle with Osroes I over the Parthian crown. Osroes I managed to seize the western part of the empire, including...

Cleopatra II, then Cleopatra III; temporarily expelled from Alexandria by Cleopatra II from 131 to 127 BC, then reconciled with her in 124 BC. Cleopatra II Philometor...

contender, Osroes I, appeared in 109. The following year, Pacorus was succeeded by his son Vologases III, who continued his father's struggle with Osroes I over...

Dynastic II period: c. 2800 – c. 2600 BC Uruk I dynasty (Gilgamesh) Early Dynastic IIIa period: c. 2600 – c. 2500 BC Ur I dynasty Awan dynasty Kish II dynasty...

dynastic battle between Tushratta and his brother Artatama II and after this his son Shuttarna II, who called himself king of the Hurri while seeking support...

Parthian Empire originated. Antiochus II's son Seleucus II Callinicus came to the throne around 246 BC. Seleucus II was soon dramatically defeated in the...

spearman (doryphoros) in the Egyptian campaign (528–525 BCE) of Cambyses II, then the Persian Great King; this is often interpreted to mean he was the...

kings via marriage, possibly having married a daughter of Nebuchadnezzar II (r. 605–562 BC). Nabonidus's mother, Adad-guppi, was of Assyrian ancestry...

renewed when Osroes I of Parthia (r. c. 109–128 AD) deposed the Armenian king Sanatruk and replaced him with Axidares, son of Pacorus II, without consulting...

Andrew M. Smith II (2013). Roman Palmyra: Identity, Community, and State Formation. Oup USA. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-19-986110-1. Andrew M. Smith II (2013). Roman...

century BC there was new construction in Ur under the rule of Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon. The last Babylonian king, Nabonidus, improved the ziggurat. However...

during the retirement of Justinian's successor Justin II (r. 565–574) and the start of Tiberius II Constantine's reign (r. 574–582), the defences at Philae...

punished by the "gods", who represent it. In the years following World War II, Gilgamesh, formerly an obscure figure known only by a few scholars, gradually...

the Diyala Region of Iraq. The ED was divided into the sub-periods ED I, II, and III. This was primarily based on complete changes over time in the plan...

Gotarzes II Meherdates Vonones II Vologases I Vardanes II Pacorus II Vologases II Artabanus III Osroes I 30 BCE–116 CE Roman Empire (Roman conquest of Egypt)...

Marduk-apla-iddina II (Akkadian: DMES.A.SUM-na; in the Bible Merodach-Baladan or Berodach-Baladan, lit. Marduk has given me an heir) was a Chaldean leader...

was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from the death of his father Sargon II in 705 BC to his own death in 681 BC. The second king of the Sargonid dynasty...

Archived from the original on 2017-07-27. Commentary on II Samuel 22, The Anchor Bible, Vol. 9. II Samuel. P. Kyle McCarter, Jr., 1984. New York: Doubleday...

Uruk III Jemdet Nasr period (3100–2900 BC): the 9 km city wall is built Uruk II Uruk I Anu/ White Temple ziggurat Unlike the Eanna district, the Anu district...

Thutmose II, Thutmose III, Ramesses I, Seti I, Ramesses II and Ramesses IX, as well as the Twenty-first Dynasty pharaohs Pinedjem I, Pinedjem II and Siamun...