Royalty of the Ancient World
The atlas holds 11 people and 384 moments here, from 1281 BC to 337. The most recorded lives are Constantine the Great, Alexander the Great and Augustus.
Notable people
Constantine the Great
from 272 to 337
96 moments here
Roman emperor from 306 to 337. Born at Naissus, Constantine served under Diocletian and Galerius in the eastern empire, joined his father in Britain,…
Alexander the Great
from 356 BC to 323 BC
54 moments here
Alexander III of Macedon (356–323 BCE), known as Alexander the Great, became king of Macedon in 336 BCE and campaigned from the Balkans through the…
Augustus
from 63 BC to 14
51 moments here
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
Julius Caesar
from 100 BC to 44 BC
50 moments here
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman politician, general, orator and author whose career spanned the late Roman Republic.…
Qin Shi Huang
from 259 BC to 210 BC
34 moments here
Born Zhao Zheng at Handan, he became king of Qin as a child, completed the conquest of the rival Warring States, and proclaimed himself China’s First…
Cleopatra
from 69 BC to 30 BC
27 moments here
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (born early 69 BC, possibly late 70 BC; died 10 or 12 August 30 BC) was the last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt.…
Marcus Aurelius
from 121 to 180
18 moments here
Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher. This chronology records securely attested physical presence from his birth and Roman residences…
Hadrian
from 76 to 138
18 moments here
Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian traveled extensively through the Roman Empire, inspecting frontiers and armies, intervening in provincial…
Ramesses II
from 1281 BC to 1213 BC
17 moments here
Ramesses II, commonly called Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty.…
Ashoka
from 304 BC to 249 BC
12 moments here
Ashoka was the third Mauryan emperor, ruling most of the Indian subcontinent from approximately 268 to 232 BCE.…
Cyrus the Great
from 559 BC to 529 BC
7 moments here
Cyrus II, commonly called Cyrus the Great, was king of Anshan and founder of the Achaemenid Empire.…
Moments
- 1281 BC Campaigns into Nubia as crown prince Ramesses II
- 1276 BC Campaigns in Amurru Ramesses II
- 1274 BC Passes Egypt's eastern frontier fortress Ramesses II
- 1274 BC Returns to Pi-Ramesses after Kadesh Ramesses II
- 1274 BC Arrives and fights at Kadesh Ramesses II
- 1274 BC Reaches the vicinity of Shabtuna Ramesses II
- 1272 BC Advances to Damascus and Upi Ramesses II
- 1272 BC Besieges Dapur Ramesses II
- 1272 BC Crosses the Dog River Ramesses II
- 1272 BC Marches on Hesbon Ramesses II
- 1272 BC Marches through Kumidi Ramesses II
- 1272 BC Reaches Tunip in northern Amurru Ramesses II
- 1269 BC Marches against Dapur again Ramesses II
- 1259 BC Receives the Hittite peace treaty Ramesses II
- 1255 BC Inaugurates Abu Simbel with Nefertari Ramesses II
- 1213 BC Buried in tomb KV7 Ramesses II
- 1213 BC Dies at probable royal residence Ramesses II
- 559 BC Accession at Pasargadae Cyrus the Great
- 550 BC Battle near Pasargadae Cyrus the Great
- 550 BC Capture of Ecbatana Cyrus the Great
- 547 BC Battle of Pteria Cyrus the Great
- 546 BC Occupation of Sardis Cyrus the Great
- 533 BC Crossing of the Hindu Kush Cyrus the Great
- 529 BC Campaign against the Massagetae Cyrus the Great
- 356 BC Born at Pella Alexander the Great
- 343 BC Studied at Mieza Alexander the Great
- 338 BC Fought at Chaeronea Alexander the Great
- 337 BC Withdrew into Illyria Alexander the Great
- 336 BC Met Diogenes at Corinth Alexander the Great
- 335 BC Crossed the Danube Alexander the Great
- 335 BC Encamped before Thebes Alexander the Great
- 334 BC Advanced to Sardis Alexander the Great
- 334 BC Arrived at Ephesus Alexander the Great
- 334 BC Besieged Halicarnassus Alexander the Great
- 334 BC Besieged Miletus Alexander the Great
- 334 BC Fought at the Granicus Alexander the Great
- 334 BC Reached Phaselis Alexander the Great
- 334 BC Visited Troy Alexander the Great
- 333 BC Marched to Side Alexander the Great
- 333 BC Occupied Issus Alexander the Great
- 333 BC Recovered at Tarsus Alexander the Great
- 333 BC Stayed at Gordium Alexander the Great
- 332 BC Besieged Tyre Alexander the Great
- 332 BC Captured Gaza Alexander the Great
- 331 BC Crossed the Euphrates Alexander the Great
- 331 BC Laid out Alexandria Alexander the Great
- 331 BC Reached Susa Alexander the Great
- 331 BC Returned to Tyre Alexander the Great
- 331 BC Stayed at Memphis Alexander the Great
- 331 BC Visited Siwa Alexander the Great