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Leif Ericson was a Norse explorer known to be the first European to have landed in North…
Europe + Africa + Middle East
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Attila the Hun was the Emperor of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453. He was leader of…
Muhammad was the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet and God's…
Charlemagne, meaning Charles the Great, was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the…
William I usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the…
Durante degli Alighieri, simply called Dante, was a major Italian poet of the Late Middle…
Asia + Oceania
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Aryabhata is the first of the great astronomers of the classical age of India. He was born in…
Li Bai or Li Po was a Chinese poet who lived during the Tang Dynasty. Called the Poet…
Emperor Zhenzong was the third emperor of the Song Dynasty of China. His personal name was…
Marco Polo was a Christian merchant from the Venetian Republic whose travels are recorded in…