Conrad of Montferrat
2 booksConrad of Montferrat was a crusader noble who became a leading defender of Tyre and claimant to the throne of Jerusalem. He helped preserve Tyre after […]
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Constantius II
2 booksConstantius II was a Roman emperor and son of Constantine the Great. His reign was dominated by dynastic conflict, theological controversy, defence of the Danube and […]
Constantius III
2 booksConstantius III was a leading western Roman general who restored much of the authority lost during the invasions and usurpations of the early fifth century. He […]
Cosimo I de’ Medici
2 booksCosimo I de’ Medici became duke of Florence in 1537 and later the first grand duke of Tuscany. He defeated republican and aristocratic opposition, expanded Florentine […]
Cyrus the Younger
2 booksCyrus the Younger was an Achaemenid prince who attempted to seize the Persian throne from his brother Artaxerxes II. He recruited a large force that included […]
Daoguang Emperor
2 booksThe Daoguang Emperor ruled Qing China from 1820 to 1850. His government faced fiscal weakness, official corruption, maritime smuggling and growing foreign pressure, above all over […]
Decebalus
2 booksDecebalus was king of Dacia and the main opponent of Rome during Trajan’s Dacian Wars. His resistance and eventual defeat led to the Roman conquest of […]
Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus
2 booksDecimus Junius Brutus Albinus was one of Julius Caesar’s trusted officers during the Gallic and civil wars. Caesar rewarded him with high office and named him […]
Dionysus
2 booksDionysus was the Greek god of wine, theatre, ecstatic worship and altered states. Myths of his travels and resistance to his cult often end in the […]
Don John of Austria
2 booksDon John of Austria was the illegitimate son of Charles V and a major Habsburg naval commander. He suppressed the Morisco revolt in Granada and commanded […]