Historical figures in Alexandria
The atlas holds 18 people and 36 moments here, from 331 BC to 2006. The most recorded lives are Cleopatra, Hypatia and Napoleon Bonaparte. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Royalty, across the Ancient World and the Ottoman Empire.
Notable people
Cleopatra
from 69 BC to 30 BC
9 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.…
Hypatia
from 370 to 415
5 moments here
Hypatia was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, and teacher. Her birth is disputed, with estimates ranging from about 350 to…
Napoleon Bonaparte
from 1798 to 1799
3 moments here
French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…
Augustus
in 30 BC
3 moments here
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
Ibn Battuta
from 1326 to 1349
2 moments here
Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…
Ptolemy
from 127 to 141
2 moments here
Claudius Ptolemy was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and music theorist.…
Julius Caesar
in 48 BC
1 moment here
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman politician, general, orator and author whose career spanned the late Roman Republic.…
Alexander the Great
in 331 BC
1 moment 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…
Mark Twain
in 1867
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Archimedes
in 269 BC
1 moment here
Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor associated above all with Syracuse in Sicily.…
Euclid
in 300 BC
1 moment here
Ancient Greek mathematician and geometer, conventionally known as Euclid of Alexandria. Biographical evidence is exceptionally sparse: his birthplace…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1938
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Kofi Annan
in 2006
1 moment here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
Marcus Aurelius
in 175
1 moment here
Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher. This chronology records securely attested physical presence from his birth and Roman residences…
Ibn Khaldun
in 1382
1 moment here
Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) was a Tunis-born historian, jurist, political official, teacher, and author of the Muqaddimah.…
Saladin
in 1167
1 moment here
Kurdish military commander, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, and sultan of Egypt and Syria. Born at Tikrit, Saladin rose through the Zengid…
Galen
in 153
1 moment here
Galen of Pergamon was a Greek physician, surgeon, medical author, and philosopher active in the Roman Empire.…
Umm Kulthum
in 1967
1 moment here
Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…
Moments
- 331 BC Laid out Alexandria Alexander the Great
- 300 BC Mathematical career in Alexandria Euclid
- 269 BC Studies in Alexandria Archimedes
- 69 BC Born in Alexandria Cleopatra
- 49 BC Fought for control of Alexandria Cleopatra
- 48 BC Entered Alexandria's royal quarter Cleopatra
- 48 BC Arrives at Alexandria Julius Caesar
- 41 BC Wintered with Antony in Alexandria Cleopatra
- 34 BC Enthroned at the Donations of Alexandria Cleopatra
- 31 BC Sailed into Alexandria's harbor Cleopatra
- 30 BC Arrives to besiege Alexandria Augustus
- 30 BC Visits Alexander the Great’s tomb Augustus
- 30 BC Defeats Antony at Alexandria Augustus
- 30 BC Barricaded herself in her tomb Cleopatra
- 30 BC Died in the Alexandrian royal precinct Cleopatra
- 30 BC Escorted from the tomb to the palace Cleopatra
- 127 Earliest exactly dated astronomical observation Ptolemy
- 141 Last exactly dated astronomical observation Ptolemy
- 153 Advanced study at Alexandria Galen
- 175 Stay in Alexandria Marcus Aurelius
- 370 Born in Alexandria Hypatia
- 393 Teaches Synesius in Alexandria Hypatia
- 400 Leads the Platonist school Hypatia
- 415 Murdered in the Caesareum Hypatia
- 415 Waylaid while returning home Hypatia
- 1167 Defends Alexandria Saladin
- 1326 Arrives at Alexandria Ibn Battuta
- 1349 Revisits Alexandria's lighthouse Ibn Battuta
- 1382 Arrival at Alexandria Ibn Khaldun
- 1798 Takes Alexandria Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1799 Camps before Abukir Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1799 Defeats Ottoman army at Abukir Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1867 Prepares to leave Alexandria Mark Twain
- 1938 Stop at Alexandria Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1967 War-effort concert in Alexandria Umm Kulthum
- 2006 Talks with President Mubarak Kofi Annan