People, Rurik Rurikid
Rurik on the monument “Millennium of Russia” in Moscow. Unknown date of birth, some historical sources claims to be c. 832 AD. 862 – 864 AD. According to the entries in…
People, Alcibiades
La mort d’Alcibiade. Philippe Chéry, 1791. Musée des Beaux-Arts, La Rochelle. C. 450 BC. He was born in Athens. 447 BC. After the death of Cleinias at the Battle of Coronea, Pericles and…
People, Cyrus the Great
Cyrus the Great with a Hemhem crown, or four-winged Cherub tutelary divinity, from a relief in the residence of Cyrus in Pasagardae. 590–580 BC. Cyrus the Great, also known as Cyrus…
People, Macbeth
Macbeth at the fort of Macduff. C. 1005 AD. He was born. 1031 AD. Cnut the Great came north to accept the submission of King Malcolm II, Macbeth too submitted to him.…
People, Nebuchadnezzar II
A portion of the so-called ‘Tower of Babel stele’, depicting Nebuchadnezzar II on the right and featuring a depiction of Babylon’s great ziggurat (the Etemenanki) to his left. C.…