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Ancient Era Figures
Leaders, generals, and thinkers from the ancient world (before 500 CE) who laid the foundations of civilization.
Top Figures in This Category
Augustus
Ancient · Roman Empire
86
Alexander the Great
Ancient · Macedon
85
Qin Shi Huang
Ancient · China
85
Cyrus the Great
Ancient · Persia
84
Julius Caesar
Ancient · Roman Republic
83
Duke of Zhou
Ancient · Zhou China
79
Cleisthenes
Ancient · Greece
78
Cao Cao
Ancient · China
78
Ashoka the Great
Ancient · India
76
Theodosius I
Ancient · Roman Empire
76
Trajan
Ancient · Roman Empire
76
Ardashir I
Ancient · Sassanid Empire
76
Constantine the Great
Ancient · Roman Empire
76
King David
Ancient · Israel
75
Rama of Ayodhya
Ancient · Vedic India
75
Darius I
Ancient · Persia
75
Geiseric
Ancient · Vandals
75
Pericles
Ancient · Greece
75
Chandragupta II
Ancient · India
75
Guan Zhong
Ancient · Qi
74
Philip II of Macedon
Ancient · Macedon
74
Lykurgos of Sparta
Ancient · Sparta
73
Lucius Junius Brutus
Ancient · Roman Republic
73
Gaius Marius
Ancient · Roman Republic
73
Khosrow I
Ancient · Sassanid Empire
72
Emperor Wu of Han
Ancient · China
71
Chandragupta Maurya
Ancient · India
71
Solon
Ancient · Greece
70
Jiang Ziya
Ancient · China
70
Demosthenes
Ancient · Greece
70
Ramesses II
Ancient · Egypt
70
Emperor Gaozu of Han
Ancient · China
70
Diocletian
Ancient · Roman Empire
70
Sargon of Akkad
Ancient · Akkadian Empire
70
Theodosius the Great
Ancient · Roman Empire
70
Hammurabi
Ancient · Babylon
69
Hamilcar Barca
Ancient · Carthage
69
Tiglath-Pileser III
Ancient · Assyria
69
Emperor Guangwu of Han
Ancient · China
69
Marcus Aurelius
Ancient · Roman Empire
69
Cleisthenes of Athens
Ancient · Athens
69
Themistocles
Ancient · Greece
68
Vespasian
Ancient · Roman Empire
68
Xiao He
Ancient · China
68
Khosrow I Anushirvan
Ancient · Sasanian Empire
68
Justinian I
Ancient · Byzantine Empire
68
Septimius Severus
Ancient · Roman Empire
68
Pei Xiu
Ancient · China
68
Bumin Qaghan
Ancient · Gokturk Khaganate
68
Ramesses II the Great
Ancient · New Kingdom Egypt
68