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Brother of Moses; born c.1395 BC Sage and fabulist. Author of the famous Aesop's Fables; born c.620 BC Credited with the establishment of monotheism in Egypt; born c. 1364 BC Military genius, born 356 BCE Maintained the longest reign of any ruler of his period (1386-1349 BCE) Disciple and attendant of the Buddha 6th century BCE Pre-Socratic, c. 610-546 BCE And geometer. The crater Apollonius on the Moon is named after him; c. 262-190 BC And engineer. Generally considered the greatest mathematician of antiquity; c. 287-212 BC Acclaimed playwright of Athens many of whose plays still exist; c. 446-386 BC Student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great; 384-322 BC, was a bugger for the bottle Defeated the Roman army in the Battle of Teutoburg Forest And Buddhist monk, c. 300-370 CE Believed to be the first Sanskrit dramatist; c. 80-50 CE Known as Attila the Hun; fearsome enemy of the Western and Eastern Roman Empire; 406-453 AD 63 BC-14 AD; first emperor of the Roman Empire Led an uprising against the Roman Empire in 60 or 61 AD First female Chinese historian; 45-116 CE Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Lived 12-41 AD. Emperor 37-41 AD Chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty; 155-220 Led resistance to the Roman western expansion in Britain Brother-in-law of Marcus Brutus and a leading instigator in the plot to kill Julius Caesar Follower of the Stoic philosophy. Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis, commonly known as Cato the Younger to distinguish him from his great-grandfather Founder of the Maurya Empire; c. 340-298 BCE Statesman, political theorist and famous orator; 106-43 BC Ruled 41-54 AD; considered an able and efficient administrator Last person to rule Egypt as a pharaoh; 69-30 BC First Christian emperor of Rome; Renowned for his wealth; 595-c. 547 BC, hence the phrase "rich as creosote" Founder of the Persian Empire; c. 600-530 BC Husband of Atossa and son-in-law of Cyrus the Great; 550 - 486 BCE One of the founders of Cynic philosophy; c. 412 BC-404 BC First lawgiver of ancient Athens, c. 7th century BCE; the laws' harshness gave rise to the word "draconian" Founded school of thought known as Epicureanism, freedom from fear, absence of pain, self-sufficiency Flourished in Alexandria c. 300 BC; often referred to as the Father of Geometry Last of the three great Athenian tragedians; c. 480-406 BCE Elected consul an unprecedented seven times Contributed to the understanding of anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology and neurology; 2nd century AD Ruled 117-138; best remembered for his wall marking the northern limit of Roman territory in Britain Author of a well-preserved law code dating to 1790 BC 248-183 BC; popularly credited as being one of the most talented military commanders in history Generally considered one of the most successful pharaohs; 1508-1458 BC Regarded as the Father of History in Western culture; lived in the 5th century BC Considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine, c. 460-370 BC Said to be the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey The leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus Legendary first emperor of Japan; trad. 660-585 BCE Second king of the united Kingdom of Israel, acclaimed as warrior, musician and poet; possibly c. 1040-970 BC "lion's son", 17th of the Agiad line, died at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC Third wife of Augustus, mother of Tiberius, grandmother of Claudius and great-great grandmother of Nero Titus Lucretius Carus, c. 99-55 BC C. 82-30 BC; his defeat by Octavian resulted in the demise of the republic form of government in Rome and the creation of the Roman Empire One of the "Good Emperors", ruled 161-180 And statesman. Best known for winning the naval Battle of Actium; born c. 63 BC Traditionally attributed as the author of the Torah and the receiver of the 10 Commandments Credited with the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon; c. 634-562 BC One of the principal wives of Ramesses the Great; name means "Beautiful Companion" Led his countrymen during the first two years of the Peloponnesian War Central figure in a story which was the inspiration for the modern sporting event, the marathon Father of Alexander the Great Founder of the Academy in Athens Encyclopedic work, Naturalis Historia; died in the eruption of Mt Vesuvius, 8/25/79 Known for his letters; nephew of Pliny the Elder Best remembered as the judge at the trial of Jesus who authorized the crucifixion Author of the only surviving comprehensive ancient treatise on astronomy, "The Almagest". Also a mathematician, geographer and King. In 305 BC he declared himself King Ptolemy I. There were in fact many King Ptolemys. All male rulers in the Ptolemaic Dynasty took the name Ptolemy. Also a mathematician, geographer and astronomer The Annals and the Histories; known simply as Tacitus Ionian Greek philosopher and mathematician. Born c. 570 BC. Best known for the Pythagorean theorem Explored northwestern Europe c. 325 BC; observations may include earliest report of Stonehenge Patron saint of Ireland; born c, 387 BC even though he was Welsh One of the twelve, known for his disbelieving Jesus' resurrection Born on the island of Lesbos between 630 and 612 BC; most of her poetry has been lost but her reputation endures Aka Scipio Africanus the Younger; led final siege and destruction of Carthage in 146 BC Best known for defeating Hannibal in the final battle of the Second Punic War at Zama Became the first emperor of a unified China in 221 BCE Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy; known chiefly through the writings of Plato Son of David; renowned for his wisdom Only 7 plays survive in complete form of the 123 written; c. 497-406 BCE Folk hero and inspiration for modern writers Portions of two major works survive: the Annals and the Histories Commander of the Greek allied navy at the battles of Artemisium and Salamis Author of the History of the Peloponnesian War; c. 460-395 BCE Wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people, "Ab Urbe Condita Libri"; 59 BC- 17 AD Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus, 53-117 AD; best known for his extensive public building program 18th dynasty, ruled c. 1333-1323 BCE Christian missionary, translated the Bible into the Gothic language; c. 310-383 Buddhist scholar-monk; one of the founders of the Indian Yogacara school; flourished c. 4th c. Publius Vergilius Maro; best known for the Eclogues, the Georgics, and the Aeneid; 70 BCE - 19 BCE 303-361; traditionally referred to as the Sage of Calligraphy Xerxes the Great, fourth Zoroastrian king of the Achamenid Empire
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