People

Joseph E. Johnston is represented in the linked historical fiction through crime, espionage and covert power, military command and battlefield decision-making, and political ambition and government. […]

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37–100

Josephus was a Jewish commander and historian of the first century AD. After surrendering during the Jewish revolt against Rome, he wrote accounts of the war, […]

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1798–1872

Juana María de los Dolores de León Smith was a Spanish noblewoman who met the British officer Harry Smith after the storming of Badajoz in 1812. […]

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1477–1553

Juan de Homedes was grand master of the Knights Hospitaller from 1536 to 1553. His government on Malta strengthened fortifications and founded the towns of Senglea […]

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53 BCE–23

Juba II was a Numidian prince raised in Rome who became a client king of Mauretania under Augustus. Married to Cleopatra Selene II, he promoted cities, […]

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born 1567 BCE

Judah was a son of Jacob and the traditional ancestor of the tribe and kingdom of Judah. Genesis presents his changing role within Joseph’s family story, […]

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55–c. 2nd century

Juvenal was a Roman satiric poet of the late first and early second centuries. His satires attack wealth, patronage, corruption, social ambition and the perceived moral […]

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1168–1207

Kaloyan ruled the restored Bulgarian Empire from 1197 to 1207. He sought international recognition, negotiated with Pope Innocent III and used the title king while asserting […]

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1634–1683

Kara Mustafa Pasha was an Ottoman grand vizier and commander who led the 1683 campaign against Vienna. The failed siege and the defeat of his army […]

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1904–1948

Karl Brandt was a German physician and senior Nazi medical official. He was involved in the regime’s euthanasia programme and medical crimes, and was tried and […]

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