Historical figures in Çanakkale Province
The atlas holds 3 people and 3 moments here, from 480 BC to 57. The most recorded lives are Alexander the Great, Paul the Apostle and Xerxes I. Among them Writers, Military Leaders and Political Leaders, across the Ancient World and Classical Greece.
Notable people
Alexander the Great
in 334 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…
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…
Xerxes I
in 480 BC
1 moment here
Achaemenid king of kings (reigned 486–465 BC), son of Darius I and Atossa. Xerxes suppressed revolts in Egypt and Babylon, led the 480 BC invasion of…
Moments
- 480 BC Visit to the Pergamum of Priam Xerxes I
- 334 BC Visited Troy Alexander the Great
- 57 Visit to Troas Paul the Apostle