Historical Figures Archive

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - One autumn morning in 1578, the watchmen scanned the Pacific Ocean from the top of the fortifications of the major city and seaport

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - They say it is only a legend, nothing more. You can believe it or not. Still, it could be a true story that

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Gonzalo Guerrero dreamed about visiting foreign lands and meeting exotic people when he was a small boy. He had heard about Christopher Columbus's

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – It’s strange that Khafre, the son of Pharaoh Khufu and the builder of the second of the three Pyramids of Giza, is somehow

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - The seventh and last king of Rome was Tarquin the Proud, who reigned between 535 BC–509 BC. Tarquin - a tyrant noted for

AncientPages.com - By many measures, Nicolas Bourbaki ranks among the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century. Largely unknown today, Bourbaki is likely the last mathematician to master nearly

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Being small-sized does occasionally have advantages, especially if you are a Ninja who has been sent on a deadly mission. Sometimes referred to

Angela Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - The Sword of Saint Wenceslas, also known as the Coronation Sword of Bohemia, has its beginnings in the Kingdom of Bohemia, and it

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Samurai Era 1185-1868 was an exciting period in the history of Japan. The Samurai warriors, who occasionally remind of knights of Medieval

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - Among many brave and rebellious women of old times that conquered the world was also Jeanne de Clisson (1300-1359). She took revenge for

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com -  In ancient sources, Aglaonice (also Aganice) is mentioned as the first Greek female astronomer of the 2nd or 1st century BC and natural philosopher.

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Legend has it that champagne was invented by Dom Perignon, a monk from the Benedictine order, who in 1668 was lucky to taste

David Tee - AncientPages.com - Xiahou Dun’s early life is not well recorded. Ziaghou Dun’s father was murdered, it is not known who the culprit was. It is

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient Greek historian Herodotus had a high opinion of Gorgo, who was well-known for her political judgment and wisdom, but was she also

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Mirrors, mirrors, mirrors everywhere. The more mirrors Lucida Mansi had, the more she could admire herself. To say that she was vain is

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Lao Tzu (Laozi or Lao-tze), known as the Old Master, was an ancient Chinese philosopher, almighty sage, creator of Taoism and author of

AncientPages.com - A 17th-century dolls’ house must number among the more unusual source “texts” through which we can find out about women’s lives in the past. Yet, for

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Brothers and sisters can love or hate each other. Siblings can also be rivals, which was by no means uncommon in the ancient

David Tee - AncientPages.com - Many brilliant leaders serve their countries well but live their lives and careers in obscurity. Thus, they achieve little. They may be in

David Tee - AncientPages.com - Pompey was born in 106 BC, but his mother is not named in historical records. His father, Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, is well known

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Although the historical authenticity of St. George’s existence has long been a subject of controversy, he remains an important figure in the history