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Nicator (other)
Nicator is a genus of songbird endemic to Africa. It can also refer to: * the Hellenistic title Nicator or Nikator (Νικάτωρ, meaning "Victor"), borne by: ** Seleucus I Nicator, general of Alexander the Great and founder of the Seleucid empire ** Demetrius II Nicator, king of the Seleucid empire ** Amyntas Nikator Amyntas Nicator (Ancient Greek: Ἀμύντας Νικάτωρ, ''Amýntas Nikátōr'', meaning "Amyntas the Victor") was an Indo-Greek king. His coins have been found both in eastern Punjab and Afghanistan, indicating that he ruled a considerable ..., Indo-Greek king ** Antiochus Nikator, Greco-Bactrian king * HMS ''Nictator'' (1916), M-class destroyer during World War I * HMS ''Nicator'' (J457), cancelled ''Algerine''-class minesweeper during World War II {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicator
The nicators are a genus, ''Nicator'', and family, Nicatoridae, of songbirds endemic to Africa. The genus and family contain three species. Taxonomy The systematic affinities of the genus have been a long-standing mystery. The group was originally assigned to the shrikes (Laniidae). In the 1920s James Chapin noted the similarities between the nicators and both the bulbuls (Pycnonotidae) and the bushshrikes (Malaconotidae). It wasn't until 1943 that Jean Théodore Delacour placed the genus with the bulbuls. Storrs Olson argued that the genus was more closely related to the bushshrikes, as the nicators lacked the ossification of the nostril found in all other bulbuls. A number of features, including the position of the facial bristles (which are preorbital rather than rictal), their nests and the calls, make the genus unique, and DNA studies have recently suggested that the genus is best treated as a monogeneric family. Some authorities, like the Clements Checklist, treat the ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seleucus I Nicator
Seleucus I Nicator (; Ancient Greek, Greek: Σέλευκος Νικάτωρ, ''Séleukos Nikátōr'', "Seleucus the Victorious"; ) was a Ancient Macedonians, Macedonian Greek general, officer and successor of Alexander the Great who went on to found the eponymous Seleucid Empire, led by the Seleucid dynasty. Initially a secondary player in the power struggles following Alexander's death, Seleucus rose to become the total ruler of Asia Minor, Syria (region), Syria, Mesopotamia, and the Iranian plateau, assuming the title of ''basileus'' (king). The Seleucid Empire was one of the major powers of the Hellenistic period, Hellenistic world, until it was overcome by the Roman Republic and Parthian Empire in the late second and early first centuries BC. While serving under Alexander, Seleucus was commander of the ''Hypaspists, Hypaspistai,'' an elite Macedonian infantry unit. After the death of Alexander in June 323 BC, Seleucus initially supported Perdiccas, the regent of Alexander's em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demetrius II Nicator
Demetrius II (, ''Dēmḗtrios B''; died 125 BC), called Nicator (, ''Nikátōr'', "Victor"), was one of the sons of Demetrius I Soter. His mother may have been Laodice V, as was the case with his brother Antiochus VII Sidetes. Demetrius ruled the Seleucid Empire for two periods, separated by a number of years of captivity in Hyrcania in Parthia, first from September 145 BC to July/August 138 BC, and again from 129 BC until his death in 125 BC. His brother Antiochus VII ruled the Seleucid Empire in the interim between his two reigns. Biography Early life When he was a young boy, Demetrius' father Demetrius I fought Alexander Balas for control of the Seleucid throne. Somewhat surprisingly, Balas won, and Demetrius' father, mother, and older brother were all killed. The young Demetrius II fled to Crete, where he was raised by his guardians. First reign (147–139 BC) Victory over Alexander Balas In 147 BC, while Alexander Balas was occupied with a revolt in Cilicia, Demetri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amyntas Nikator
Amyntas Nicator (Ancient Greek: Ἀμύντας Νικάτωρ, ''Amýntas Nikátōr'', meaning "Amyntas the Victor") was an Indo-Greek king. His coins have been found both in eastern Punjab and Afghanistan, indicating that he ruled a considerable territory. Date Bopearachchi places Amyntas c. 95–90 BCE, whereas Senior places him c. 80–65 BCE. Coinage Amyntas struck mainly bilingual silver coins with a variety of portraits. The obverse of these coins show the king wearing either a diadem alone, a kausia hat, or two different types of helmets. Most of these bear the reverse of a sitting Zeus holding a victory palm and a small figure of Athena, which according to R. C. Senior may have indicated an alliance between the house of Menander I and the house of Antialcidas. Some of his coins feature the reverse of fighting Athena typical for Menander's descendants. The epithet ''Nikator'' (Victor) was previously used only on the Bactrian coins of Agathocles to commemorate a certain An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antiochus Nikator
Antiochus Nicator (Greek: ; epithet means "Victor") is a proposed Greco-Bactrian king of the Diodotid dynasty, who ruled for some period between 240 – 220 BC. His existence is controversial. Issue and interpretations There are two relevant sets of coins: #A set of Bactrian coins, similar to those minted in the name of Diodotus, bear the legend "Of King Antiochus." The obverse portrait resembles that of Diodotus I and the reverse is the same as on other Diodotid coins: Zeus hurling a thunderbolt, with an eagle on the side. #The later Bactrian king Agathocles honoured several earlier rulers of Bactria with commemorative coins. One of these commemorative issues appears to be modelled on the aforementioned series and labels the honoree as ''ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ'' "Antiochus Nikator." The usual interpretation is that the former issue were semi-independent issues of the first Bactrian king Diodotus I, who would have struck coinage using the name of his former overlord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Nicator (1916)
HMS ''Nicator'' was an which served with the Royal Navy during the First World War. The M class was an improvement on the preceding , capable of higher speed. Launched in February 1916, the destroyer fought in the Battle of Jutland between May and June 1916, operating in support of the British battlecruisers in their action against the German High Seas Fleet. ''Nicator'' claimed, along with sister ship , the destruction of a German torpedo boat, likely to be . The destroyer also attacked the German battlecruisers and battleships and, although no hits were recorded, kept the German ships from closing with the British. This was crucial to limiting losses to the British battlecruiser fleet. The vessel was subsequently fitted with paravanes for anti-submarine warfare. After the war, the destroyer was placed in reserve and subsequently sold to be broken up in May 1921. Design and development ''Nicator'' was one of sixteen s ordered by the British Admiralty in February 1915 as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admiralty M-class Destroyer
The M class, more properly known as the Admiralty M class, were a class of 85 destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, or carrier battle group and defend them against a wide range of general threats. They were conceived i ...s built for the Royal Navy of United Kingdom that saw service during World War I. All ships were built to an identical – Admiralty – design, hence the class name. Eighteen other vessels which were officially included within the 'M' class were built to variant designs by three specialist builders – 10 by Yarrow M-class destroyer, Yarrow, 6 by Thornycroft M-class destroyer, Thornycroft (who also built another 6 to the standard Admiralty design), and 2 by Hawthorn M-class destroyer, Hawthorn Leslie; these are covered in other articles. The Admiralty design was based on the preceding Laforey-class destroyer (1913), L class but modified to prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
