Political Leaders in Alexandria

The atlas holds 9 people and 13 moments here, from 331 BC to 2006. 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. 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…

  6. Kofi Annan

    in 2006

    1 moment here

    Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

  7. 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…

  8. 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.…

  9. 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. 175 Stay in Alexandria Marcus Aurelius
  7. 1167 Defends Alexandria Saladin
  8. 1382 Arrival at Alexandria Ibn Khaldun
  9. 1798 Takes Alexandria Napoleon Bonaparte
  10. 1799 Camps before Abukir Napoleon Bonaparte
  11. 1799 Defeats Ottoman army at Abukir Napoleon Bonaparte
  12. 1938 Stop at Alexandria Jawaharlal Nehru
  13. 2006 Talks with President Mubarak Kofi Annan

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