EUH 1000
SIGNIFICANT FIGURES IN WORLD HISTORY
Yellow: Early Mesopotamia and Egypt Orange: Age of Empires Pink: Classical Greece, Hellenistic Red: Classical Rome, Byzantine Green: Eastern Civilizations: Islam Dark Green: Eastern Civilizations: China, India, Japan Aquamarine: Medieval Blue: Renaissance, Early Exploration 1500s Purple: Baroque, Science, Exploration 1500-1600s
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MENES (NARMER) (pic / bios) |
3130-3080 |
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GILGAMESH |
2810-2740 |
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DJOSER |
2685-2640 |
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IMHOTEP |
2680-2630 |
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SNEFERU |
2640-2580 |
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KHUFU (CHEOPS) |
2610-2560 |
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KHAFRE |
2580-2520 |
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2400-2350 |
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SARGON |
2400-2340 |
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GUDEA |
2160-2122 |
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HAMMURABI |
1830-1770 |
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ABRAHAM |
1750-1575 |
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ISAAC |
1650-1480 |
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HATTUSILIS |
1630-1580 |
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HATSEPSHUT |
1540-1481 |
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JACOB |
1520-1420 |
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THUTMOSE III |
1505-1450 |
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JOSEPH |
1490-1380 |
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AMENHOTEP III |
1430-1379 |
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AKENATON |
1410-1360 |
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TUTANKHAMAN |
1372-1352 |
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1370-1320 |
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SETI |
1350-1295 |
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MINOS |
1340-1290 |
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RAMSES II (pic / bios) |
1315-1235 |
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MOSES |
1310-1220 |
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AEGEAUS |
1310-1255 |
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DAEDELUS |
1305-1240 |
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HERCULES |
1305-1210 |
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JOSHUA |
1285-1200 |
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MINOS II |
1280-1230 |
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THESEUS |
1260-1210 |
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MENALAUS |
1255-1180 |
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AGAMEMNON |
1235-1175 |
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ACHILLES |
1230-1183 |
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HELEN |
1220-1170 |
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RAMSES III |
1220-1165 |
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ODYSSEUS |
1210-1150 |
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SAMSON |
1100-1050 |
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SAUL |
1060-1020 |
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GOLIATH |
1045-1018 |
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DAVID |
1035-962 |
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SOLOMON |
1010-930 |
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HIRAM |
1005-945 |
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SHEBA |
1000-940 |
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SHISHAK |
965-924 |
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SHALMANESER III |
878-824 |
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ELIJAH |
860-820 |
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HOMER (pic / bios) |
800-700 |
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ROMULUS AND REMUS |
783-743 |
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TIGLATH-PILESAR III |
770-720 |
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SARGON II |
745-705 |
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SENNACHERIB |
731-681 |
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LYCERGUS |
700-630 |
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JEREMIAH |
680-630 |
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DRACO |
675-610 |
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ASHURBANIPAL |
668-627 |
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JOSIAH |
660-609 |
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NECHO II |
640-595 |
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NEBUCHADNEZZAR |
630-562 |
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CROESUS |
626-546 |
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SOLON |
625-575 |
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THALES |
620-555 |
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SAPPHO |
610-580 |
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ANAXIMANDER |
610-546 |
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PISISTRATUS |
600-527 |
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CYRUS |
585-529 |
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PYTHAGORAS |
582-496 |
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DANIEL |
580-520 |
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LAO TZU |
575-525 |
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CLESTHENES |
575-525 |
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ZARATHUSTRA |
575-530 |
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AESOP |
572-522 |
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BUDDHA |
563-483 |
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PYTHAGORUS |
560-510 |
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CONFUCIUS (pic / bios) |
551-479 |
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TARQUINUS SUPERBUS |
550-500 |
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DARIUS |
548-486 |
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LUCIOUS BRUTUS |
540-480 |
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HERACLITUS |
535-475 |
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LEONIDAS |
525-480 |
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AESCHYLUS |
525-456 |
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THEMISTICLES |
523-458 |
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XERXES |
519-465 |
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CINCINNATUS |
519-448 |
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PINDAR |
518-438 |
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PARMENIDES |
510-440 |
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ANAXAGORAS |
500-428 |
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SUN TZU |
500-430 |
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EZRA |
496-438 |
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SOPHOCLES |
496-406 |
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PERICLES |
495-429 |
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PHIDIAS |
490-434 |
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EMPEDOCELES |
490-430 |
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MO TZU |
490-403 |
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HERODOTUS |
485-425 |
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PROTAGORAS |
481-420 |
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MYRON |
480-440 |
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EURIPIDES |
480-406 |
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APOLLODORUS |
475-425 |
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SOCRATES |
469-399 |
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THUCIDIDES |
460-400 |
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HIPPOCRATES |
460-377 |
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DEMOCRITUS |
460-370 |
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ALCIBIADES |
450-404 |
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ARISTOPHANES (pic / bios) |
448-388 |
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ISOCRATES |
436-338 |
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XENOPHON |
435-354 |
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PLATO |
427-377 |
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DIOGENES |
410-320 |
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ARISTOTLE |
384-322 |
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DEMOTHENES |
383-322 |
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PHILIP OF MACEDON |
382-336 |
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ANTIGONUS |
382-301 |
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DARIUS III |
380-330 |
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PRAXITELES |
375-325 |
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MENCIUS |
371-289 |
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PTOLEMY I SOTER |
366-283 |
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SELEUCUS |
358-281 |
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ALEXANDER THE GREAT |
356-323 |
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EPICURUS |
341-270 |
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ZENO |
336-265 |
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EUCLID |
320-260 |
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PYRRHUS |
318-272 |
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ARISTARCHUS |
310-230 |
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PTOLEMY II |
310-246 |
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ARCHIMEDES |
287-212 |
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ASOKA |
284-238 |
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ERATOSTHENES |
276-194 |
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APPOLONIUS (pic / bios) |
275-225 |
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QUINTUS FLAVIUS MAXIMUS |
260-203 |
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QUIN SHI HUANG DI |
259-210 |
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HANNIBAL |
247-182 |
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ANTIOCHUS III |
242-187 |
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SCIPIO AFRICANUS |
236-183 |
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CATO |
234-149 |
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ANTIOCHUS IV EPHANES |
215-163 |
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JUDAS MACCABEUS |
197-155 |
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SCIPIO AEMILIANUS |
185-129 |
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HIPPARCHUS OF NICAEA |
180-125 |
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TIBERIUS GRACCHUS |
168-133 |
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MARIUS |
157-86 |
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WUDI |
141-86 |
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LUCIUS CRASSUS |
140-91 |
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SULLA |
138-78 |
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MITHRIATES |
135-63 |
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MARCUS LICINIUS CRASSUS |
115-53 |
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SPARTACUS |
110-71 |
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GAIUS POMPEY |
106-48 |
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CICERO |
106-43 |
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JULIUS CAESAR |
101-44 |
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LUCRETIUS |
94-55 |
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VERCINGETORIX |
90-46 |
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MARCUS BRUTUS |
85-42 |
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MARC ANTONY |
83-30 |
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HEROD (pic / bios) |
73-4 |
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VIRGIL |
70-19 |
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CLEOPATRA |
69-30 |
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HORACE |
65-8 |
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MARCUS AGRIPPA |
63-12 |
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AUGUSTUS CAESAR |
63-14 AD |
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LIVY |
59-17 AD |
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OVID |
43-17 AD |
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TIBERIUS |
42-37 AD |
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PHILO |
20-40 AD |
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MARY |
20-63 AD |
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SENECA |
5-65 AD |
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JOHN THE BAPTIST |
5-33 AD |
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JESUS CHRIST |
4-30 AD |
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*Before Christ / Anno Domini* |
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ST. PETER |
5-64 |
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ST. PAUL |
5-67 |
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VESPASIAN |
9-79 |
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CLAUDIUS |
10-54 |
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CALIGULA |
12-41 |
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NERVA |
32-98 |
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NERO |
37-68 |
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JOSEPHUS |
37-100 |
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TITUS |
39-81 |
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PLUTARCH |
46-120 |
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AKIBA BEN JOSEPH |
50-135 |
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TRAJAN (pic / bios) |
53-117 |
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TACITUS |
55-120 |
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JUVENAL |
55-130 |
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SIMON BAR KOKHBA |
65-135 |
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HADRIAN |
76-138 |
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PTOLEMY |
80-145 |
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ANTONINUS PIUS |
86-161 |
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MARCUS AURELIUS |
121-180 |
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GALEN |
130-201 |
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SEPTIMUS SEVERUS |
146-211 |
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COMMODUS |
161-192 |
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ST. VALENTINE |
239-269 |
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DIOCLETIAN |
245-316 |
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ARIUS |
250-336 |
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CONSTANTINE |
274-337 |
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ST. BASIL |
329-379 |
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ST. AMBROSE |
339-397 |
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THEODOSIUS I |
346-395 |
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ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM |
347-407 |
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ST. AUGUSTINE |
354-430 |
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ALARIC |
370-410 |
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ST. PATRICK |
385-461 |
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ST. SIMEON STYLITES |
387-459 |
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POPE LEO I |
390-461 |
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ATILLA THE HUN |
406-453 |
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ODOACER |
440-493 |
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456-486 |
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CLOVIS I (pic / bios) |
465-511 |
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THEODORIC |
471-526 |
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KING ARTHUR |
480-537 |
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ST. BENEDICT |
480-547 |
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JUSTINIAN |
482-565 |
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THEODORA |
500-547 |
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BELISARIUS |
505-565 |
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GREGORY OF TOURS |
538-594 |
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POPE GREGORY I |
540-604 |
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MOHAMMAD |
570-632 |
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ABU BAKR |
573-634 |
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SHOTOKU TAISHI |
574-622 |
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HERACLIUS |
575-641 |
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OMAR |
581-644 |
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CHROESOS II |
590-638 |
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UTHMAN |
600-656 |
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ALI |
600-661 |
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ST. JOHN OF DAMASCUS |
645-749 |
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THE VENERABLE BEDE |
673-735 |
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LEO III THE ISAURIAN |
680-741 |
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ST. BONIFACE |
680-754 |
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CHARLES MARTEL |
688-741 |
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LI BAI |
701-761 |
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DU FU |
712-770 |
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POPE STEPHEN II |
713-757 |
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PEPIN III CAROLINGIAN |
714-768 |
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CHARLEMAGNE (pic / bios) |
742-814 |
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POPE LEO III |
750-816 |
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HARUN AL RASHID |
766-809 |
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AL KWARIZMI |
780-830 |
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RURIK THE VARANGIAN |
820-880 |
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ST. CYRIL & METHODIUS |
827-869 |
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ARPAD |
840-907 |
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KING ALFRED THE GREAT |
849-899 |
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OLGA |
890-969 |
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ST. VACLAV |
903-935 |
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EMP. OTTO I |
912-973 |
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ERIK THE RED |
925-975 |
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MIESZKO I |
930-992 |
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VLADIMIR I |
956-1015 |
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BASIL II THE BULGARSLAYER |
958-1025 |
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ST. WOJCIECH |
960-997 |
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BOLESLAW THE BRAVE |
967-1025 |
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YAROSLAV THE WISE |
974-1054 |
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LEIF ERIKSSON |
975-1025 |
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ST. ISTVAN |
975-1038 |
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MURASAKI SHIKIBU |
978-1031 |
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CANUTE THE GREAT |
995-1035 |
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EMP. HEINRICH III |
1017-1056 |
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POPE GREGORY VII |
1020-1185 |
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WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR |
1027-1087 |
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POPE URBAN II |
1042-1099 |
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EMP. HEINRICH IV (pic / bios) |
1050-1106 |
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PIERRE ABELARD |
1079-1142 |
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ST. BERNARD |
1090-1153 |
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YURI DOLGORUKY |
1091-1157 |
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GISLEBERTUS |
1095-1160 |
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ABBOT SUGER |
1112-1151 |
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THOMAS BECKET |
1118-1170 |
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ELEANOR OF AQUATINE |
1122-1204 |
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EMP. FRIEDRICH I BARBAROSSA |
1125-1190 |
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KING HENRY II |
1133-1189 |
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MOSES MAIMONIDES |
1135-1204 |
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KING RICHARD I LIONHEART |
1157-1199 |
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POPE INNOCENT III |
1160-1216 |
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ROI PHILIP II AUGUSTUS |
1165-1223 |
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KING JOHN |
1167-1216 |
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GENGIS KHAN |
1167-1227 |
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ST. DOMINIC |
1170-1221 |
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ST. FRANCIS |
1180-1226 |
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FRIEDRICH II HOHENSTAUFEN |
1194-1250 |
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BATU KHAN |
1205-1255 |
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BELA IV |
1206-1270 |
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KUBLAI KHAN |
1214-1294 |
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ALEXANDER NEVSKY |
1220-1263 |
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ROGER BACON |
1220-1292 |
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ST. THOMAS AQUINAS |
1225-1274 |
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KING EDWARD I |
1229-1307 |
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MARCO POLO (pic / bios) |
1254-1324 |
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DANTE ALIGHERI |
1265-1321 |
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GIOTTO |
1265-1337 |
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ROI PHILIP IV THE FAIR |
1268-1314 |
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WILLIAM WALLACE |
1270-1305 |
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LORENZETTI |
1280-1348 |
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SIMONE-MARTINI |
1285-1344 |
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WILLIAM OF OCKHAM |
1288-1349 |
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GRAND PRINCE IVAN I KALITA |
1304-1340 |
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FRANCESCO PETRARCH |
1304-1374 |
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KAZIMEIRZ THE GREAT |
1310-1370 |
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GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO |
1313-1375 |
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KING EDWARD III |
1312-1377 |
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JOHN WYCLIFFE |
1329-1384 |
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JEAN FROISSART |
1333-1404 |
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TAMERLANE |
1336-1405 |
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GEOFFERY CHAUCER |
1343-1400 |
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WLADYSLAW JAGIELLO |
1350-1434 |
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THE LIMBOURG BROTHERS |
1370-1416 |
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JAN HUS |
1369-1413 |
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ZHENG HE |
1371-1433 |
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PHILIPPO BRUNELLESCO |
1377-1446 |
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LORENZO GHIBERTI |
1378-1455 |
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DONATELLO |
1386-1466 |
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KING HENRY V |
1387-1422 |
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FRA ANGELICO |
1387-1455 |
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HUNYADI JANOS |
1387-1456 |
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JAN VAN EYCK |
1389-1441 |
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COSIMO DE MEDICI (pic / bios) |
1389-1464 |
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PRINCE HENRI THE NAVIGATOR |
1394-1460 |
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JOHANNES GUTENBERG |
1400-1468 |
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MASACCIO |
1401-1428 |
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ROI CHARLES VII THE DAUPHIN |
1403-1461 |
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LEON BATTISTA ALBERTI |
1404-1472 |
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POPE PIUS II |
1405-1464 |
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JEANNE D' ARC |
1412-1431 |
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MWENE MUTAPA |
1420-1470 |
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JEAN FOUQUET |
1420-1480 |
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PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA |
1420-1492 |
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DUKE FEDRIGO MONTEFELTRO |
1422-1482 |
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PACHACUTI |
1423-1471 |
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JOHN CABOT |
1425-1500 |
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JEAN D' OCKEGHEM |
1430-1495 |
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GIOVANNI BELLINI |
1430-1516 |
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POPE ALEXANDER VI |
1431-1503 |
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MANTEGNA |
1431-1506 |
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MEHMET II THE CONQUERER |
1432-1481 |
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MATTIAS CORVINUS |
1443-1490 |
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POPE JULIUS II |
1443-1513 |
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CZAR IVAN III THE GREAT |
1440-1505 |
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DONATO BRAMANTE |
1444-1514 |
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SANDRO BOTTICELLI |
1445-1510 |
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LORENZO DE MEDICI |
1449-1492 |
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HIERONYMOUS BOSCH |
1450-1516 |
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ISABELLA I THE CATHOLIC |
1451-1504 |
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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS |
1451-1506 |
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FERDINAND OF ARAGON |
1452-1516 |
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RICHARD III GLOUCESTER |
1452-1485 |
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BARTHOLOMEU DIAS |
1555-1600 |
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LEONARDO DI VINCI (pic / bios) |
1452-1519 |
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AMERIGO VESPUCCI |
1454-1512 |
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HENRY VII TUDOR |
1457-1509 |
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JUAN PONCE DE LEON |
1460-1521 |
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TILMAN RIEMENSCHNEIDER |
1460-1531 |
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MONTEZUMA |
1466-1520 |
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DESIDERIUS ERASMUS |
1466-1536 |
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POPE PAUL III |
1468-1549 |
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VASCO DA GAMA |
1469-1525 |
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NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI |
1469-1527 |
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ALBRECHT DURER |
1471-1528 |
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NICHOLAS COPERNICUS |
1473-1543 |
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ISABELLA D'ESTE GONZAGA |
1474-1539 |
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VASCO DE BALBOA |
1445-1519 |
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POPE LEO X |
1475-1521 |
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MICHELANGELO |
1475-1564 |
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GIORGIONE |
1478-1511 |
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BALDASSARE CASTIGLIONE |
1478-1529 |
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ST. THOMAS MORE |
1478-1535 |
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FERDINAND MAGELLAN |
1480-1521 |
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RAPHAEL |
1483-1520 |
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BABUR THE MUGHAL |
1483-1530 |
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MARTIN LUTHER |
1483-1546 |
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HERNANDO CORTEZ |
1485-1527 |
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ISMAIL SAFAVID |
1486-1524 |
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TITIAN |
1490-1576 |
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KING HENRY VIII (pic / bios) |
1491-1547 |
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ST. IGNATIUS LOYOLA |
1491-1556 |
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JACQUES CARTIER |
1491-1557 |
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CORREGGIO |
1494-1534 |
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FRANCOIS RABELAIS |
1494-1553 |
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SULEYMAN THE MAGNIFICENT |
1494-1566 |
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HERNANDO DE SOTO |
1496-1542 |
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HANS HOLBEIN |
1497-1543 |
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EMP. CHARLES V |
1500-1558 |
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THOMAS TALLIS |
1505-1585 |
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ANNE BOLEYN |
1507-1536 |
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JOHN CALVIN |
1509-1564 |
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FRANCISCO DE CORONADO |
1510-1554 |
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JOHN KNOX |
1513-1572 |
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TINTORETTO |
1518-1595 |
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POPE SIXTUS V |
1520-1590 |
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PIETER BRUEGEL |
1520-1569 |
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GIOVANNI DA PALESTRINA |
1525-1594 |
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PHILIP II |
1527-1598 |
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PAOLO VERONESE |
1528-1588 |
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CZAR IVAN IV THE TERRIBLE |
1530-1584 |
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MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE |
1533-1592 |
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JEAN BODIN |
1530-1596 |
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WILLIAM I OF ORANGE |
1533-1584 |
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QUEEN ELIZABETH I |
1533-1609 |
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JAN KOCHANOWSKI |
1539-1584 |
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EL GRECO |
1541-1614 |
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