Historical figures in Tyre

The atlas holds 9 people and 10 moments here, from 332 BC to 1978. 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 Cold War.

Notable people

  1. 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…

  2. 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…

  3. Hannibal

    in 195 BC

    1 moment here

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

  4. 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;…

  5. Muhammad Ali

    in 1974

    1 moment here

    Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…

  6. Nasir Khusraw

    in 1047

    1 moment here

    Persian poet, philosopher, traveler, and Isma'ili missionary. Born at Qubadiyan, he served as a financial administrator in Marw before leaving in…

  7. 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…

  8. 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…

  9. Yasser Arafat

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    Palestinian political leader, founding member of Fatah, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004, and president of the…

Moments

  1. 332 BC Besieged Tyre Alexander the Great
  2. 331 BC Returned to Tyre Alexander the Great
  3. 195 BC Reaches Tyre in exile Hannibal
  4. 195 BC Visit to Tyre Hannibal
  5. 30 Entered the region of Tyre and Sidon Jesus Christ
  6. 57 Visit to Tyre Paul the Apostle
  7. 1047 Coastal journey through Beirut, Sidon, and Tyre Nasir Khusraw
  8. 1187 Besieges Tyre Saladin
  9. 1974 Palestinian refugee-camp visit Muhammad Ali
  10. 1978 Palestinian refugee camp visit Yasser Arafat

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