Historical figures in Tunis

The atlas holds 12 people and 27 moments here, from 247 BC to 2015. The most recorded lives are Augustine of Hippo, Hannibal and Ibn Khaldun. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Military Leaders, across the Ancient World and the Ottoman Empire.

Notable people

1. Augustine of Hippo

   from 371 to 421

   12 moments here

   Aurelius Augustinus, known as Augustine of Hippo, was a North African rhetorician, Christian theologian, philosopher, priest, and bishop.…

2. Hannibal

   from 247 BC to 195 BC

   3 moments here

   Hannibal (Hannibal Barca) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, born at Carthage in 247 BC.…

3. Ibn Khaldun

   from 1332 to 1378

   2 moments here

   Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) was a Tunis-born historian, jurist, political official, teacher, and author of the Muqaddimah.…

4. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

   in 1535

   2 moments here

   Charles V (1500–1558), also Charles I of Spain, was Holy Roman Emperor, king of Spain, and ruler of the Habsburg Netherlands.…

5. Nelson Mandela

   in 1994

   1 moment here

   South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…

6. Miguel de Cervantes

   in 1573

   1 moment here

   Spanish novelist, playwright, poet, soldier, purchasing agent and tax collector, best known for Don Quixote.…

7. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

   in 1943

   1 moment here

   Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…

8. Diego Maradona

   in 2015

   1 moment here

   Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…

9. Ibn Battuta

   in 1325

   1 moment here

   Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…

10. Hannibal

    in 247 BC

    1 moment here

    Hannibal Barca was a Carthaginian general and statesman best known for leading an army from Iberia across the Alps into Italy during the Second Punic…

11. Hadrian

    in 128

    1 moment here

    Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian traveled extensively through the Roman Empire, inspecting frontiers and armies, intervening in provincial…

12. Umm Kulthum

    in 1932

    1 moment here

    Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…

Moments

1. 247 BC Born at Carthage Hannibal
2. 247 BC Birth at Carthage Hannibal
3. 203 BC Return to Carthage Hannibal
4. 195 BC Voluntary exile from Carthage Hannibal
5. 128 Tours Sicily and Roman Africa Hadrian
6. 371 Rhetorical studies in Carthage Augustine of Hippo
7. 374 Rhetoric school in Carthage Augustine of Hippo
8. 397 Council of Carthage Augustine of Hippo
9. 399 Council visit to Carthage Augustine of Hippo
10. 401 Council visit to Carthage Augustine of Hippo
11. 403 Council visit to Carthage Augustine of Hippo
12. 405 Council visit to Carthage Augustine of Hippo
13. 410 Council visit to Carthage Augustine of Hippo
14. 411 Conference of Carthage Augustine of Hippo
15. 418 Council visit to Carthage Augustine of Hippo
16. 419 Council visit to Carthage Augustine of Hippo
17. 421 Council visit to Carthage Augustine of Hippo
18. 1325 Enters Tunis Ibn Battuta
19. 1332 Birth in Tunis Ibn Khaldun
20. 1378 Return to Tunis for research Ibn Khaldun
21. 1535 Camp at Radès after the conquest Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
22. 1535 Entry into Tunis Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
23. 1573 Participates in the occupation of Tunis Miguel de Cervantes
24. 1932 Concert tour in Tunis Umm Kulthum
25. 1943 Stops in Tunis to meet Eisenhower Franklin Delano Roosevelt
26. 1994 Addresses OAU summit in Tunisia Nelson Mandela
27. 2015 Visit to Ali Bin Nasser Diego Maradona

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