Biographies
Antiochus IV Epiphanes
Antiochus IV Epiphanes was a Macedonian-born Syrian king of the Seleucid dynasty, son of Antiochus III the Great, who reigned in Syria from 175-164 BC.
Pappus of Alexandria
Papo of Alexandria was one of the last great Greek mathematicians of antiquity, known for his work Synagoge.
Antiochus III the Great
Antiochos III, known as Antiochos the Great, was the leader of the Roman Empire from 223 to 187 BC.
Hipparchus
Hipparchus of Nicea was an ancient Greek astronomer, mechanic, geographer, and mathematician of the second century BC.
Harald Hardrada
Harald Hardrada, Harald Sigurdsson or Harald III was king of Norway from 1046 to his death.
Gunnar Hámundarson
Gunnar the son of Hamund, or Gunnar of the End of the Slope, is an Icelandic heuvding, one of the main characters in the Njala Saga, who is also mentioned in other “tribal sagas.