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Emperor Augustus Caesar

Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and later known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor, ruling from 27 BCE until 14 CE....

Roman First Emperor Founder Julio Claudian

9.2 Excellent

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Emperor Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 CE, ruling first alongside Lucius Verus and later alongside his son Co...

Stoic Roman 2ND Century Nerva Antonine

8.9 Great

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Emperor Trajan

Trajan was Roman emperor from 98 to 117 CE and the second ruler conventionally included among the Nerva-Antonine emperor...

Expansion Roman 2ND Century Nerva Antonine

8.9 Great

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Pharaoh Thutmose III

Thutmose III was a pharaoh of Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty who reigned in the fifteenth century BCE, initially alongside h...

Warrior Egyptian 18TH Dynasty 15TH Century Bc

8.7 Great

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Pharaoh Ramesses II

Ramesses II was a pharaoh of Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty who reigned for more than six decades during the thirteenth cent...

Warrior Egyptian Builder 13TH Century Bc

8.6 Great

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Emperor Hadrian

Hadrian was Roman emperor from 117 to 138 CE and a member of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty. Rather than pursuing sustained...

Roman Wall Builder 2ND Century

8.5 Great

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Emperor Constantine I

Constantine I, commonly called Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from 306 to 337 CE and became sole ruler of the...

Roman Christian Christianity 4TH Century

8.5 Great

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Pharaoh Seti I

Seti I was a pharaoh of Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty who ruled during the 13th century BC and was the father of Ramesses I...

Warrior Egyptian Builder 13TH Century Bc

8.0 Great

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Emperor Vespasian

Vespasian was Roman emperor from AD 69 to 79 and founder of the Flavian dynasty. He gained power after the civil wars of...

Military Roman 1ST Century Flavian

7.8 Good

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Emperor Diocletian

Diocletian was Roman emperor from 284 to 305 CE and brought greater political stability after the military and administr...

Roman 3RD Century Reorganizer Tetrarchy

7.5 Good

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Emperor Claudius

Claudius was Roman emperor from 41 to 54 CE and the fourth ruler of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. During his reign Roman f...

Britain Roman 1ST Century Julio Claudian

7.4 Good

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King Shaka

Shaka was king of the Zulu from about 1816 until his assassination in 1828 and played a central role in expanding a smal...

19TH Century Zulu Warrior African

7.4 Good

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Queen Zenobia of Palmyra

Zenobia was the 3rd-century ruler of Palmyra, an influential trading city in Roman Syria, initially governing on behalf...

Arab Rebel 3RD Century Palmyrene

7.4 Good

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Emperor Septimius Severus

Septimius Severus was Roman emperor from 193 to 211 and the founder of the Severan dynasty. Born at Leptis Magna in Roma...

Military Roman 2ND Century Severan

7.3 Good

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Emperor Theodosius I

Theodosius I was Roman emperor from 379 to 395 and the last emperor to govern both the eastern and western parts of the...

Roman Christian 4TH Century Theodosian

7.2 Good

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Emperor Titus

Emperor Titus (r. 79–81 AD) was a Roman emperor of the Flavian dynasty who completed the Colosseum and oversaw the destr...

Roman Jerusalem Pompeii 1ST Century

7.2 Good

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Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia

Yohannes IV (1837-1889) was emperor of Ethiopia from 1872 until his death and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. His rei...

19TH Century Warrior Ethiopian Solomonic

7.1 Good

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King Richard I (the Lionheart)

King Richard I, commonly known as Richard the Lionheart, ruled England from 1189 until his death in 1199 as a member of...

12TH Century Warrior English Plantagenet

6.8 Fair

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King Charles XII of Sweden

King Charles XII of Sweden (r. 1697–1718) was a military king who led Sweden through the Great Northern War, winning ear...

18TH Century Warrior Swedish Great Northern War

6.5 Fair

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Emperor Valerian

Valerian, full name Publius Licinius Valerianus, was Roman emperor from 253 to 260 and ruled jointly with his son Gallie...

Roman Crisis Prisoner 3RD Century

3.0 Poor