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Mansa Musa
MANSA MUSA MANSA MUSA 1280-1337 Ruler of Mali Mansa Musa's birth date is not known; he was probably the grandson of Sundiata, the founder of his dynasty. Mali was a West African empire which became the largest and richest realm of Africa under Mansa Musa. He captured the neighbour...
Shapur I
SHAPUR SHAPUR I c.215 - 272 King of Persia Pahlavi Shahpuhr was the son of Ardashir, the founder of the Sassanian dynasty in Persia. Shapur fought against Rome in Asia Minor and imprisoned the emperor Valerian for the rest of his life. Shapur ruled over Persian an...
Xerxes
XERXES Xerxes 519 - 465 BC King of Persia Xerxes I was the son of Darius I and the grandson of Cyrus, the founder of the Persian empire. He was a great builder, but less tolerant than his predecessors. Xerxes abandoned the cautious policy of Darius and had to crush revolts in...
Herodotus
HERODOTUS HERODOTUS 484 - c.424 BC Greek Historian Herodotus was the first Greek historian and is known as the 'Father of History'. He was born at Halicarnassus in Asia Minor. He traveled widely in Greece, the Middle East, and North Africa. The things he learned in his t...
J.W. Goethe
Goethe J. W. Goethe 1749 - 1832 German Poet Goethe ranks as the greatest of all German poets. As a novelist, journalist, playwright, dramatist and scientist he is regarded as the most universal German figure. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born in Frankfurt. He studied law at Lei...
Alcibiades
with the Persian leader. In 411 he was recalled by the Athenian fleet, took command and defeated the Spartans in several battles. But in 405 the Athenians met a crushing defeat and Alcibiades was out of favor again. He fled to the Persian governor...
Alexander
world empire which had threatened Greece for a long time. Alexander became king of Macedonia at the age of 20. After he consolidated his power over Greece he took up his fathers task of the Persian adventure. In 334 BC Alexander crossed into Asia and systematically be...
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