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Who was the king of Persia from 529-522 B.C?

Cambyses. Succeeding his father Cyrus, he assassinated his brother Smerdis and conquered Egypt in 525 BC.

Who was the Byzantine emperor from 1195-1203?

Alexius III & Alexis III. He gained power by deposing and blinding his brother Isaac II, but Isaac's Venetian allies enabled him and his son Alexius IV to regain power as co-emperors.

Which battle was fought in 202 B.C in Numidia between the Carthaginians and Romans?

Battle of Zama. The Carthaginians under Hannibal were defeated by the Romans under the younger Scipio, so ending the Second Punic War. The Carthaginians were forced to give up Spain and were also subject to harsh peace terms.

What name was given to the Spartan naval victory over the Athenians at the end of the Peloponnesian War in 405 B.C?

Battle of Aegospotami & Aegospotami. Aegospotami (now Gelibolu on the northern shore of the Dardanelles). Lysander's decisive victory over the Athenian fleet broke the until then unchallenged Athenian naval superiority and effectively ended the war.

Which Roman general and politician was born at Forum Julii (Frejus) in Provence and became consul in A.D 77,and then governor of Britain in 78-85?

Gnaeus Julius Agricola. He extended Roman rule to the Firth of Forth in Scotland and in A.D 84 won the battle of Mons Graupius.

Who was the Queen of Palmyra from A.D 266-272 ?

Queen Zenobia. She assumed the crown as regent for her sons, after the death of her husband Odaenathus, and in 272 was defeated at Emesa (now Homs) by Aurelian and taken captive to Rome.

What name was given to the group of prominent Greeks, including Thales of Miletus, Solon of Athens, Bias of Priene, Chilon of Sparta (who brought back the bones of Orestes), Cleobulus of Rhodes, Periander of Corinth, and Pittacus of Mytilene?

Seven Sages of Greece & The Seven Sages of Greece & Seven Wise Men of Greece & The Seven Wise Men of Greece & Seven Wise Men & 7 Wise men. They were said to have had the maxims 'Know thyself' and 'Nothing too much' inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi.

Which Roman General proposed a law that gave Pompey wide-ranging command against the Mediterranean pirates?

Aulus Gabinius. He proposed the law, 'The Lex Gabinia'.

Which Carthaginian theologian became a leading exponent of Montanism?

Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullian. He was one of the so-called Fathers of the Church and the first major Christian writer in Latin. Montanism was a movement within the early Christian church that strove to return to the purity of primitive Christianity. It originated in Phrygia in about 156.

Which was the first civilization of Mesoamerica and thought to be the mother culture of the Mayans?

Olmec. It developed in the coastal zone S of Vera Cruz and in adjacent Tabasco 1200-400BC.The Olmecs built a large clay pyramid and several smaller mounds on the island of La Venta.