Historical & mythological gallery

The Universal and Inclusive Collection of Historical and Mythological Figures

Hundreds of famous and lesser-known figures (and growing), women and men, from every continent and every era — from Antiquity to the 21st century. Free, bilingual, and made to spark your curiosity.

3,671 figures · 6 continents · 8 eras

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Portrait of Tiberius

Tiberius

41 av. J.-C. — 37

MilitaryPolitics

Tiberius (42 BC – 37 AD) was the second Roman emperor, successor to Augustus. He reigned from 14 to 37 AD and withdrew to Capri from 27 AD onward, leaving power in the hands of Sejanus.

Portrait of Suleiman the Magnificent

Suleiman the Magnificent

1494 — 1566

Politics

Suleiman I, known as the Magnificent, was the tenth Ottoman sultan, reigning from 1520 to 1566. He brought the Ottoman Empire to its territorial and cultural peak, threatening Christian Europe at the very gates of Vienna.

Portrait of Gabriel Louis de Caulaincourt

Gabriel Louis de Caulaincourt

1749 — 1808

MilitaryPolitics

A French general of the First Empire, Gabriel Louis de Caulaincourt distinguished himself during the Napoleonic Wars. He died heroically at the Battle of the Moskva in September 1812, during the Russian campaign.

Portrait of Erich von Tschermak

Erich von Tschermak

1871 — 1962

Sciences

Erich von Tschermak-Seysenegg was an Austrian agronomist and botanist. He was one of three scientists who, in 1900, independently rediscovered the laws of heredity set out by Gregor Mendel, contributing to the birth of modern genetics.

Portrait of Erwin Rommel

Erwin Rommel

1891 — 1944

Military

Erwin Rommel was a German field marshal of the Second World War, nicknamed the “Desert Fox” for his command of the Afrikakorps in North Africa. Marginally implicated in the 20 July 1944 plot against Hitler, he was forced to commit suicide.

Portrait of Daniel Barenboïm

Daniel Barenboïm

1942 — ?

Music

Pianist and conductor born in Buenos Aires in 1942, Daniel Barenboim is one of the leading figures in classical music worldwide. Music Director of the Berlin Opera and co-founder of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, he is also an advocate for peace in the Middle East.

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