Historical figures in Ashkelon
The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 162 to 1948. The most recorded lives are Saladin, Galen and Gamal Abdel Nasser. Among them Physicians, Military Leaders and Philosophers, across the Islamic Golden Age and the Middle Ages.
Notable people
Galen
in 162
1 moment here
Galen of Pergamon was a Greek physician, surgeon, medical author, and philosopher active in the Roman Empire.…
Gamal Abdel Nasser
in 1948
1 moment here
Egyptian army officer, leader of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, and president of Egypt from 1954 until his death.…
Muhammad al-Bukhari
in 832
1 moment here
Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari (810–870) was a hadith scholar from Bukhara whose travels for study, teaching, and transmission ranged across Central…
Saladin
from 1177 to 1187
2 moments here
Kurdish military commander, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, and sultan of Egypt and Syria. Born at Tikrit, Saladin rose through the Zengid…
Moments
- 162 Drug-collecting journey in Palestine Galen
- 832 Study visit to Ascalon Muhammad al-Bukhari
- 1177 Reaches Ascalon Saladin
- 1187 Receives envoys at Ascalon Saladin
- 1948 Service in the Faluja pocket Gamal Abdel Nasser