Historical figures in Galilee
The atlas holds 6 people and 13 moments here, from 1 BC to 1939. The most recorded lives are Jesus Christ, Saladin and Yitzhak Rabin. Among them Military Leaders, Writers and Political Leaders, across the Ancient World and the Roman Empire.
Notable people
Jesus Christ
from 29 to 30
5 moments here
Jesus of Nazareth was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader in Roman Judaea. Most modern scholars agree that he existed historically;…
Mark Twain
in 1867
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Matthew the Apostle
in 30
1 moment here
Matthew the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles. The surviving sources securely place him at a tax-collection station in Capernaum when called by…
Saint Peter
in 1 BC
1 moment here
Simon Peter, also called Cephas, was a Galilean fisherman and leading figure among Jesus’ disciples and the early Jerusalem movement.…
Saladin
from 1187 to 1188
3 moments here
Kurdish military commander, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, and sultan of Egypt and Syria. Born at Tikrit, Saladin rose through the Zengid…
Yitzhak Rabin
from 1937 to 1939
2 moments here
Israeli military officer, statesman, prime minister, ambassador, and 1994 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…
Moments
- 1 BC Birth at Bethsaida Saint Peter
- 29 Called disciples by the Sea of Galilee Jesus Christ
- 29 Preached at Capernaum Jesus Christ
- 29 Returned to Galilee Jesus Christ
- 30 Landed at Gennesaret Jesus Christ
- 30 Withdrew near Bethsaida Jesus Christ
- 30 Calling at the tax-collection station Matthew the Apostle
- 1187 Assaults Tiberias Saladin
- 1187 Commands at Hattin Saladin
- 1188 Directs the siege of Safed Saladin
- 1867 Travels beside the Sea of Galilee Mark Twain
- 1937 Kadoorie Agricultural High School Yitzhak Rabin
- 1939 Security guard at Kibbutz Ginosar Yitzhak Rabin