Military Leaders in Alexandria

The atlas holds 6 people and 10 moments here, from 331 BC to 1867. The most recorded lives are Napoleon Bonaparte, Augustus and Julius Caesar.

Notable people

  1. 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…

  2. Augustus

    in 30 BC

    3 moments here

    Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…

  3. 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.…

  4. 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…

  5. 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.…

  6. 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…

Moments

  1. 331 BC Laid out Alexandria Alexander the Great
  2. 48 BC Arrives at Alexandria Julius Caesar
  3. 30 BC Arrives to besiege Alexandria Augustus
  4. 30 BC Visits Alexander the Great’s tomb Augustus
  5. 30 BC Defeats Antony at Alexandria Augustus
  6. 1167 Defends Alexandria Saladin
  7. 1798 Takes Alexandria Napoleon Bonaparte
  8. 1799 Camps before Abukir Napoleon Bonaparte
  9. 1799 Defeats Ottoman army at Abukir Napoleon Bonaparte
  10. 1867 Prepares to leave Alexandria Mark Twain

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