Historical figures in Tarsus
The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 333 BC to 1923. The most recorded lives are Paul the Apostle, Alexander the Great and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Among them Writers, Military Leaders and Political Leaders, across the Ancient World and the Interwar Period.
Notable people
Paul the Apostle
from 5 to 49
2 moments here
Paul (Saul of Tarsus) was a first-century Jewish Christian apostle and missionary. The chronology below follows the traditional reconstruction used…
Alexander the Great
in 333 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…
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
in 1923
1 moment here
Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…
Cleopatra
in 41 BC
1 moment 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.…
Moments
- 333 BC Recovered at Tarsus Alexander the Great
- 41 BC Sailed up the Cydnus to Tarsus Cleopatra
- 5 Birth at Tarsus Paul the Apostle
- 49 Visit to Tarsus with Silas Paul the Apostle
- 1923 Tours Mersin and Tarsus Mustafa Kemal Atatürk