Biographies of the rulers, generals, saints and rebels who shaped history, from Cyrus the Great and Cleopatra to Charlemagne, Saladin, Joan of Arc and Napoleon. Some started far from any throne: read how Spartacus broke out of a gladiator school in Capua in 73 BCE and led one of the most famous slave revolts against Rome. Others wore crowns and still met surprising ends, like Frederick Barbarossa, the red-bearded emperor who drowned on crusade in the Saleph River in 1190. And see why Richard the Lionheart’s cavalry charge at Arsuf in 1191 became the signature battle of his crusade.
Unravel the threads of time, one captivating story at a time.
Romulus, the legendary founder of Rome, is a figure shrouded in myth and legend.
Stories involving Romulus have been passed down through the ages, and the city he founded expanded to control all of Europe and the Mediterranean world.
