Ancient Mysteries

Justinian I (circa 482-565 CE) was Byzantine Emperor from 527 to 565, renowned for his…

Charlemagne (circa 742-814 CE), also known as Charles the Great, was King of the Franks…

Mahavira (c. 599–527 BCE) was a significant figure in ancient Indian philosophy and the 24th…

Menes, also known as Narmer, is traditionally credited with unifying Upper and Lower Egypt around…

Ramesses I (c. 1306–1290 BCE) was the founder of Egypt’s 19th Dynasty and played a…

Elizabeth I (1533–1603) was the Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death…

Zoroaster, also known as Zarathustra, was an ancient Persian prophet and founder of Zoroastrianism, one…

Mencius (c. 372–289 BCE) was a Chinese philosopher and a key figure in Confucianism, often…

Henry Ford (1863–1947) was an American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company, renowned…

Francis Bacon (1561-1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, and author who played a key…

Pythagoras (circa 570-495 BCE) was an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician best known for the…

Peter the Great (1672–1725) was a Russian czar who ruled from 1682 until his death…

Cyrus the Great (c. 600–530 BCE) was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, the first…

Vasco da Gama (c. 1460–1524) was a Portuguese explorer who became one of the most…

Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) was a Russian revolutionary leader and the founder of the Russian Soviet…

Emperor Wen of Sui (541–604), born Yang Jian, was the founder and first emperor of…

Mani (circa 216-274 CE) was a Persian prophet and the founder of Manichaeism, a syncretic…

Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) was an English economist and demographer best known for his influential…