Historical figures in France

The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 55 BC to 1916. The most recorded lives are Julius Caesar, J. R. R. Tolkien and Constantine the Great. Among them Political Leaders, Historians and Writers, across the Ancient World and the Roman Empire.

Notable people

1. Julius Caesar

   from 55 BC to 54 BC

   2 moments here

   Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman politician, general, orator and author whose career spanned the late Roman Republic.…

2. J. R. R. Tolkien

   in 1916

   1 moment here

   John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…

3. Constantine the Great

   in 305

   1 moment here

   Roman emperor from 306 to 337. Born at Naissus, Constantine served under Diocletian and Galerius in the eastern empire, joined his father in Britain,…

4. Ho Chi Minh

   in 1913

   1 moment here

   Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…

Moments

1. 55 BC Embarks for first invasion of Britain Julius Caesar
2. 54 BC Embarks for second invasion of Britain Julius Caesar
3. 305 Rejoins his father at Bononia Constantine the Great
4. 1913 Work on the Newhaven–Dieppe ferry route Ho Chi Minh
5. 1916 British Expeditionary Force depot at Étaples J. R. R. Tolkien

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