Military Leaders through history
The atlas holds 31 people and 1,329 moments here, from 559 BC to 2024. The most recorded lives are Napoleon Bonaparte, Julius Caesar and George Washington. Across the Ancient World and the Interwar Period.
Notable people
Alexander the Great
from 356 BC to 323 BC
54 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…
Augustus
from 63 BC to 14
51 moments here
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
Cicero
from 106 BC to 43 BC
83 moments here
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC) was a Roman lawyer, orator, philosopher, consul, provincial governor, and defender of the late Republic.…
Constantine the Great
from 272 to 337
96 moments here
Roman emperor from 306 to 337. Born at Naissus, Constantine served under Diocletian and Galerius in the eastern empire, joined his father in Britain,…
Cyrus the Great
from 559 BC to 529 BC
7 moments here
Cyrus II, commonly called Cyrus the Great, was king of Anshan and founder of the Achaemenid Empire.…
Dwight D. Eisenhower
from 1890 to 1969
48 moments here
Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…
Genghis Khan
from 1162 to 1227
20 moments here
Born Temüjin, Genghis Khan united the Mongol tribes and founded the Mongol Empire. His documented movements span the Onon and Kherlen riverlands,…
George H. W. Bush
from 1924 to 2018
40 moments here
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…
George Washington
from 1732 to 1799
45 moments here
George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…
Hadrian
from 76 to 138
18 moments here
Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian traveled extensively through the Roman Empire, inspecting frontiers and armies, intervening in provincial…
Hannibal
from 247 BC to 183 BC
43 moments 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…
Hannibal
from 247 BC to 183 BC
32 moments here
Hannibal (Hannibal Barca) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, born at Carthage in 247 BC.…
James Cook
from 1728 to 1779
35 moments here
British naval officer, hydrographer and explorer whose surveys of Newfoundland and three Pacific voyages transformed European geographic knowledge of…
Jean-Paul Sartre
from 1905 to 1980
31 moments here
French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…
Jimmy Carter
from 1924 to 2024
51 moments here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
Joan of Arc
from 1412 to 1431
23 moments here
French visionary and military figure of the Hundred Years' War. Born at Domrémy, Joan sought the support of Charles VII, helped relieve Orléans,…
John F. Kennedy
from 1917 to 1963
86 moments here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Julius Caesar
from 100 BC to 44 BC
50 moments here
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman politician, general, orator and author whose career spanned the late Roman Republic.…
Mark Twain
from 1835 to 1910
108 moments here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Marlene Dietrich
from 1901 to 1992
32 moments here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Miguel de Cervantes
from 1547 to 1616
28 moments here
Spanish novelist, playwright, poet, soldier, purchasing agent and tax collector, best known for Don Quixote.…
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
from 1881 to 1938
99 moments here
Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…
Napoleon Bonaparte
from 1769 to 1821
68 moments here
French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…
Nero
from 37 to 68
19 moments here
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was Roman emperor from 13 October 54 to 9 June 68. This chronology records securely documented physical…
Moments
- 559 BC Accession at Pasargadae Cyrus the Great
- 496 BC Traditional death at Gusu Sun Tzu
- 343 BC Studied at Mieza Alexander the Great
- 238 BC Accompanies Hamilcar to Hispania Hannibal
- 219 BC Siege of Saguntum Hannibal
- 90 BC Serves in the Social War Cicero
- 82 BC Hides in the Sabine country Julius Caesar
- 47 BC Assumes the toga of manhood Augustus
- 54 Accession before the Praetorian cohort Nero
- 88 Secular Games service Tacitus
- 101 Accompanies Trajan in the First Dacian War Hadrian
- 293 Lives at Diocletian's court Constantine the Great
- 616 Public prayer after conversion Umar ibn al-Khattab
- 1167 Defends Alexandria Saladin
- 1171 Taken to the Khongirad Genghis Khan
- 1428 Takes refuge at Neufchâteau Joan of Arc
- 1492 Mission in the Algarve Vasco da Gama
- 1521 Encircles Belgrade Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1551 Childhood relocation to Valladolid Miguel de Cervantes
- 1607 Enters the College of La Flèche René Descartes
- 1735 Lives at Little Hunting Creek George Washington
- 1758 Present at surrender of Louisbourg James Cook
- 1779 Enrolls at school in Autun Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1839 Family moves to Hannibal Mark Twain
- 1905 Graduates from the Military College Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1923 Marriage to Rudolf Sieber Marlene Dietrich
- 1924 Childhood in Archery Jimmy Carter
- 1925 Childhood relocation to Greenwich George H. W. Bush
- 1927 American Battle Monuments Commission work Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1927 Relocated to Riverdale John F. Kennedy
- 1945 Visit to General Marshall at the Pentagon Jean-Paul Sartre