PEOPLE IN HISTORY

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Ankhesenamun

1348 p.n.e. → 1322 p.n.e.

Also known as Anchesenamon · Anchesenamun · Anchesenaton

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Horemheb

1350 p.n.e. → 1292 p.n.e.

Also known as Armesis · Dyeserjeperura Horemheb · Général HAREMHAB

Egyptian military commander and final pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, associated with the restoration of traditional institutions after the Amarna period.

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Ay

1400 p.n.e.

Also known as Aj · Aja · Aja Chepercheperure

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Akhenaten

1400 p.n.e. → 1336 p.n.e.

Also known as Ach-an-Jati · Ajenatón · Ajhenatón

Eighteenth-Dynasty pharaoh who promoted the worship of the Aten and radically challenged Egypt's traditional religious establishment.

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Khufu

2700 p.n.e. → 2566 p.n.e.

Also known as Cheope · Cheops · Chufu

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Attila

Also known as Átila · Átila dos hunos · Atila el huno

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Bai Qi

Also known as Gongsun Qi

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Balian of Ibelin

A prominent nobleman of the Kingdom of Jerusalem who commanded the defense of Jerusalem during Saladin’s siege in 1187.

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Douglas Fregin

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Ertuğrul

Also known as Ertoghrul · Ertogrul · Ertoğrül

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Himiko

Also known as Pimiko · Reina Himiko

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Jing Ke

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Judas Iscariot

Also known as Iscariote · Ischariot · Juda l'Iscariote

Disciple of Jesus whose betrayal and political relationship with him are central to the film’s interpretation.

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Leonidas I

Also known as Leónidás · Léonidas et ses 300 Spartiates · Leónidas I de Esparta

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Ludvig von Kahlen

A Danish officer of Mecklenburg background whose mid-eighteenth-century proposals helped advance attempts to cultivate the heathlands of Jutland.

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Mieszko I

Also known as Dagome · I. Mieszko · Miecislao I

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Muslim League leader and founder of Pakistan.

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Steve Eisman

Investor who became known for identifying weaknesses in subprime mortgage lending and profiting from the subsequent collapse.

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Tanaji Malusare

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