Julius Caesar. Musei Vaticani (Stato Città del Vaticano), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Julius Caesar Biography and Legacy Few names in world history carry as much weight as Julius Caesar. A brilliant general, skilled...
Joan Miró. Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Joan Miró Biography and Legacy Few artists in the twentieth century captured the dreamlike wonder and playful abstraction of the human imagination like Joan...
Bust of Cato the Younger. Laci3, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Cato the Younger Biography and Legacy Cato the Younger, also known as Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis (95–46 BCE), remains one of the most admired...
Cleanthes. Theodoor Galle, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Cleanthes of Assos (c. 330 BC – c. 230 BC) stands as one of the central figures in early Stoic philosophy. A devoted student of Zeno...
Image by Andreas Zimmermann from Pixabay Antikythera Mechanism The Antikythera Mechanism is often described as the world’s first analog computer. Discovered in 1901 among the remains of a Roman-era shipwreck near the Greek island...
Roald Amundsen. Lomen Bros., Nome, Alaska, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Roald Amundsen Biography and Legacy Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian polar explorer and one of the most remarkable figures of the...
Ernest Shackleton. Author Ernest Henry Shackleton Photograph by F. Hurley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Ernest Shackleton Biography and Legacy Ernest Shackleton was a British explorer best known for his daring expeditions to Antarctica...
Willem de Kooning. Antony di Gesu, photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Willem de Kooning Biography and Legacy Willem de Kooning was a Dutch-American painter widely regarded as one of the most influential figures...
The sculpture of Moses by Michelangelo. Image by LoggaWiggler from Pixabay Moses by Michelangelo Moses by Michelangelo, sculpted between 1513 and 1515, was created for the tomb of Pope Julius II and is now...
Augustus. Giovanni Battista de’Cavalieri , CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Augustus (63 BCE – 14 CE) was the first emperor of Rome and one of the most significant figures in Western history. After Caesar’s assassination in...