Royalty in Alexandria

The atlas holds 7 people and 19 moments here, from 331 BC to 1799. The most recorded lives are Cleopatra, Napoleon Bonaparte and Augustus.

Notable people

  1. 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.…

  2. 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…

  3. Augustus

    in 30 BC

    3 moments here

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

  4. 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.…

  5. 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…

  6. 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…

  7. 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. 69 BC Born in Alexandria Cleopatra
  3. 49 BC Fought for control of Alexandria Cleopatra
  4. 48 BC Entered Alexandria's royal quarter Cleopatra
  5. 48 BC Arrives at Alexandria Julius Caesar
  6. 41 BC Wintered with Antony in Alexandria Cleopatra
  7. 34 BC Enthroned at the Donations of Alexandria Cleopatra
  8. 31 BC Sailed into Alexandria's harbor Cleopatra
  9. 30 BC Arrives to besiege Alexandria Augustus
  10. 30 BC Visits Alexander the Great’s tomb Augustus
  11. 30 BC Defeats Antony at Alexandria Augustus
  12. 30 BC Barricaded herself in her tomb Cleopatra
  13. 30 BC Died in the Alexandrian royal precinct Cleopatra
  14. 30 BC Escorted from the tomb to the palace Cleopatra
  15. 175 Stay in Alexandria Marcus Aurelius
  16. 1167 Defends Alexandria Saladin
  17. 1798 Takes Alexandria Napoleon Bonaparte
  18. 1799 Camps before Abukir Napoleon Bonaparte
  19. 1799 Defeats Ottoman army at Abukir Napoleon Bonaparte

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