King Ninus is frequently attributed as the builder of Nin-eveh, in which his name is preserved. He is also sometimes identified with the biblical Nimrod (Nimrud), Zoroaster, Tammuz, Osiris, Adonis and Bacchus.

Anton Mifsud has used the reign of Ninus as an anchor for his dating of the destruction of Atlantis to around 2200 BC. He points out^[209] that Eumelos of Cyrene dated the demise of Plato’s island to the reign of Ninus and links this with the calculation of the Roman historian Aemilius Sura who placed the reign of Ninus around 2192 BC.

David Rohl, a leading advocate for a radical revision of the accepted chronology of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, identifies Nimrod as the great grandson of Noah and goes further with a claim^[230] that he was also known as Enmerkar, King of Uruk, and places his reign around 2900 BC. On the other hand The American Encyclopaedia opts for a date circa 1230 BC.