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776 BCE
First Ancient Olympic Games
It was held in Olympia, Greece and was a series of athletic competitions dedicated to the gods -
Period: 356 BCE to 323 BCE
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great was the kings of Macedon and one of the greatest military leaders in history -
220 BCE
The Great Wall of China
The Great wall is the the largest ever defense work of ancient China and spans over twenty-one thousand kilometres. -
Period: 100 BCE to 44 BCE
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was a roman general and statesman. He led the armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war. -
Period: 69 BCE to 30 BCE
Cleopatra of Egypt
Cleopatra VII was the queen of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and it's last active ruler. -
Period: 1 BCE to 33
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ, (also known as Jesus of Nazareth) is a central figure in Christianity and is believed to be the son of god. -
72
The colosseum
The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheater in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Many gladiatorial contests were held in the Colosseum. -
Period: 470 to 399
Socrates
Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher whose way of life and thought made a huge influence on Wester philosophy -
Period: 1162 to 1227
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan was the Mongol leader and founder of the Mongol Empire -
Period: Sep 15, 1254 to Jan 8, 1324
Marco Polo
Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant, writer and explorer, who travelled along the Silk Road in Asia between 1271 and 1295 -
Period: 1564 to
William Shakepeare
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. -
Period: to
George Washington
George Washington was an American Founding Father and the first American U.S. president. He served from 1789 to 1797 -
Period: to
Mozart
Born in Salzburg, Austria, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a prolific composer in the classical era. -
Period: to
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon was a French emperor and military commander who was one of the most successful generals of the French military armies. -
Period: to
The American Revolution
The American Revolutionary War - also known as the U.S. War of Independence - was the insurrection fought between 1775 and 1783 through which 13 of of Great Britain's North American Colonies rebelled against British rule. -
Period: to
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was an American politician, lawyer and statesman who was the 16 U.S. president from 1861 until his assassination in 1865 -
Period: to
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a war in the US between the the North (the Union) and the South (Confederacy). It was fought over the moral issue of slavery. -
Period: to
World War I
World War I was a global conflict fought between two coalitions: the Allies, and the Central Powers. -
Period: to
Neil Alden Armstrong (First Man on the Moon)
Neil Armstrong was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who in 1969 became the first man to ever touch the surface of the moon. -
Period: to
World War 2
Lasting six years and one day, the Second World War began on the First of September in 1913 with Hitlers invasion of Poland. It ended when the Japanese surrendered on the 2 of September 1945