Historical Figures Archive

Ellen Lloyd -  AncientPages.com - Dragon Empress Wu Zetian was a colorful, strong and unique person and this naturally made her either popular or disliked by many. She was

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - If you had the misfortune of crossing Freydis Eiriksdottir's path today, it would be in your best interest not to mess with her. To

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Edward of Woodstock (1330-1376) was the eldest son and heir of England's King Edward III Plantagenet. Historically speaking, he was a very talented

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Roman imperial triumphal arches symbolized the empire's power and greatness of the emperor. The arches were decorated with beautiful historical scenes commemorating the

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - Aristotle of Stagira (c. 384 BC - 322 BC) founded his own school, called High School, in the year 335 BC. It was located

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Marat must die! These were the words Charlotte Corday yelled. There was no way to persuade the young woman to stop her plan. She

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The thirteenth-century Mongolian prince, Kublai Khan, was one of the most influential people in the history of humanity. Kublai Khan was the grandson

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The first Pharaoh in Egyptian recorded history was Menes-Narmer and his reign marks the beginning of human civilization. As recorded on the Palermo Stone,

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There are many ancient heroes in almost all cultures around the world. Most of them are men but there are also female heroes still

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Akhenaten is one of the most famous rulers in the Land of Pharaohs and he still remains a unique and controversial figure in the

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Marcus Licinius Crassus (c. 115 B.C. —53 BC.) was a Roman general and politician. Today, he is remembered as the wealthiest man in

AncientPages.com - Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) is one of the world’s most famous astronomers. He defended Copernicus’s sun-centered universe and discovered that planets move in ellipses. Born in Weil der

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com -  "Can someone make sure I get rid of this troublesome priest?" These were the words the king of England,  Henry II shouted out

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In China, he is mostly known as Master Kong or Kong Fuzi, we know him as Confucius. Like the other great teachers of Central

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The earliest rulers of the long-lasting civilization of Egypt were called "The followers of Horus." At the beginning of its long history, Egypt

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Palnatoke was a legendary Danish hero and chieftain of the Island of Fyn. According to the Jómsvíkinga saga, Palnatoke founded the Brotherhood of Jomsvikings and established

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - An untouched by looters through several millennia, a remarkable, intact tomb was discovered by Leonard Woolley during his excavations at the "Royal Cemetery of

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Erik Haraldsson (885 - 954), nicknamed Eric Bloodaxe, was a 10th-century Norwegian ruler. He is thought to have had short-lived terms as King

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Thales of Miletus is counted among the seven sages of ancient Greece. He is considered the father of Greek mathematics, as well as

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Tanis (dubbed "Luxor of the North"), an ancient area in the Nile Delta, Egypt, was an early subject of the archaeologists' interest. The city's

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ivar the Boneless was the son of Ragnar Lodbrok, the fearless Sea King. Of all of Ragnar’s children, Ivar the Boneless was the most enigmatic.