Historical figures in Tyre
The atlas holds 6 people and 7 moments here, from 332 BC to 1187. The most recorded lives are Alexander the Great, Jesus Christ and Paul the Apostle. Among them Military Leaders, Political Leaders and Writers, across the Ancient World and the Roman Empire.
Notable people
Alexander the Great
from 332 BC to 331 BC
2 moments 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…
Jesus Christ
in 30
1 moment here
Jesus of Nazareth was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader in Roman Judaea. Most modern scholars agree that he existed historically;…
Paul the Apostle
in 57
1 moment here
Paul (Saul of Tarsus) was a first-century Jewish Christian apostle and missionary. The chronology below follows the traditional reconstruction used…
Saladin
in 1187
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…
Hannibal
in 195 BC
1 moment here
Hannibal (Hannibal Barca) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, born at Carthage in 247 BC.…
Hannibal
in 195 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…
Moments
- 332 BC Besieged Tyre Alexander the Great
- 331 BC Returned to Tyre Alexander the Great
- 195 BC Reaches Tyre in exile Hannibal
- 195 BC Visit to Tyre Hannibal
- 30 Entered the region of Tyre and Sidon Jesus Christ
- 57 Visit to Tyre Paul the Apostle
- 1187 Besieges Tyre Saladin