Confucius

Confucius

male
philosopher, Ancient philosopher, chinese, Master Kung, Eastern philosophy, Founder of religions…BeforeChrist
Confucius (lit. "Master Kung," 551 BCE - 479 BCE) was an esteemed Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have...

Timagenes

male
BeforeChrist, Greek literature, ancient rome, greek, roman, Roman-era Greek
Timagenes was a Greek writer, historian and teacher of rhetoric. He was captured by Romans in 55 BC and taken to Rome, where he was later set free....
Publilius Syrus

Publilius Syrus

male
Golden Age Latin author, Wilhelm Meyer, BeforeChrist, assyria, trochaic, Sententiae
Publilius (less correctly Publius) Syrus, a Latin writer of maxims, flourished in the 1st century BC. He was an Assyrian who was brought as a slave...

Sophilos

male
symposium, BeforeChrist, Ancient Greek pottery, greek mythology, hero, nymph
One of the best early Athenian black-figure potters, Sophilos worked circa 590-580 BC. His most famous pot was a "dinos" (a large pot used to mix...

Modu Shanyu

male
military leader, emperor, leader, Central Asia, mongolia, Military…BeforeChrist
(born in 23? BC) was the founder of the huge Asian Hun Empire, in 209 BC. According the Chinese record,the name is Modu not...
King Mu Of Zhou

King Mu Of Zhou

male
emperor, Mu Wang, King Zhao, BeforeChrist, King Mu of Chou, deer
King Mu of Zhou or King Mu of Chou or Mu Wang was the fifth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty.

Phintias

male
BeforeChrist, Pioneer Group, greek, Potter, symposium, Ancient Greek pottery
Phintias was a Greek vase painter; along with Euphronios and Euthymides, he was one of the most important representatives of the Pioneer Group of...