Significant People
The people in this section are organized according to the United Nations geoscheme
| Africa | America | Asia | Europe | Oceania | |
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| 10th century BC | Psusennes I Psusennes II Shoshenq I |
King David of Israel Zoroaster |
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| 9th century BC | Osorkon I Takelot II Shoshenq II |
Homer | |||
| 8th century BC | Alara Piye Kashta |
Isaiah | Romulus and Remus | ||
| 7th century BC | Taharqa Tantamani Psamtik I |
Jeremiah | |||
| 6th century BC | Aspelta Psamtik II Apries |
Mahavira Lao Zi Cyrus the Great |
Leonidas | ||
| 5th century BC | Baskakeren Harsiotef Hanno II |
Gautama Buddha Confucius Darius I of Persia |
Pericles Socrates Plato |
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| 4th century BC | Khabash Nastasen Mago II |
Pāṇini Chandragupta Mencius |
Aristotle Alexander the Great |
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| 3rd century BC | Hannibal Aktisanes Amanislo |
Ashoka Pingala Qin Shi Huang |
Euclid Archimedes |
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| 2nd century BC | Hasdrubal the Boeotarch Shanakdakhete Masinissa |
Jonathan Maccabaeus Emperor Wu of Han |
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| 1st century BC | Amanitore Amanirenas Cleopatra |
Herod the Great Sima Qian |
Cicero Julius Caesar Virgil |
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