His poems described the traditions of the people in the countryside so beautifully and idyllically that people would want to live there, seduced by his language and style of writing. His writing was deep and showed such a clear understanding of life that many people could not believe that he ...
During his rule, he was able to fulfill his father’s Panhellenic project which aimed at the Greek conquest of Persia. He was just 32 when he died of malaria in 323 BC. He is one of the greatest names in history and impossible to forget. 10. Invasion of the Romans (146 BC) The G...
these and other inventions may have been delayed in their creation or completely nonexistent without the work of Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and other ingenious men and women. As you look over many of life's everyday necessities, consider the people who forged past the ...
Marie Antoinette, Queen Consort to Louis XVI of France, was unpopular with the French people, and ultimately was executed during theFrench Revolution. 41 of 100 Mata Hari Hulton Archive/Getty Images Mata Hari, one of history's most infamous spies, was executed in 1917 by the French for spy...
Following on from our lists of evil women and men in history, we are introducing our first list of great people. The women I have selected have been great leaders, warriors, visionaries, or humanitarians. It has been incredibly difficult to rank this list (with the exception of position 1...
We still have the “Five Classics” traditionally ascribed to the Chinese philosopher, covering poetry, rhetoric, ancient rites, history and divination. The sixth, on music, may have disappeared in the 3rd-century-B.C. “Burning of Books and Burying of Scholars.” ...
History is littered with people who stumbled into achievements. Only a select elite get their name jotted down in the textbooks. For a distinct few, their achievement gets recorded, while their name fades into obscurity. Everyone knows the following 10 iconic cultural and historical moments, but ...
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With over 800 rulers in its long history, who are the greatest Chinese emperors? The ones credited with Ancient China’s growth and survival as a major civilization?