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Many of history’s most vast and populous civilizations have existed on Asia. Thus, the task of ruling over such empires and kingdoms required particularly talented leaders, in order for their countries to thrive. Here are the ten greatest (not necessarily friendliest, though) native-born Asian rulers. These ten are remembered for more than just their ability to shed the blood of their [...]
Posted by Matthew Zarzeczny on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 12:01 am
Filed under History · Tagged Asia, Cyrus II Of Persia, Darius I, Emperor Meiji the Great, emperors, genghis khan, Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar the Great, kings, Kublai Khan, Matthew Zarzeczny, Shah Jahan, The Yongle Emperor, Timur the Lame, TopTenz, Xerxes I Of Persia, Zhu Di
History is filled with brave explorers who tirelessly sought to fill out the edges of our known world. Often these expeditions have taken years of determined wandering into uncharted territory. Here is a list of the top 10 famous explorers who have returned as heroes, whose names echo out in history as the greatest explorers [...]
Posted by Loni Perry on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under History, People · Tagged a translator for Cortes, Adrien de Gerlache, Age of Discovery, Alexander von Humbolt, America, Astoria, Atlantic Ocean, botany professor, Capetown, charles darwin, Charles Lyell, Charles V, Charles Waterton, Christopher Columbus, civilian astronaut, Columbia river, David Livingstone, destinations, Director for Gemini, Duarte Barbosa, Eagle City, Edmund Hillary, expedition leader, Exploration, explorers, Ferdinand II, Ferdinand Magellan, Galapagos Islands, Gene Kranz, Genoa, geography, George Lowe, Geronimo de Anguilar, Henry Morton Stanley, Hernan Cortes, island Hispaniola, Jean Baptiste, Joao Serrao, John Edmonstone, John Herschel, John Hunt, John Rowlands, John Stevens Henslow, Juan Sebastian del Cano, Knights of the Garter, Kublai Khan, Lualaba River, Marco Polo, Mariwether Lewis, Molucca Islands, Mount Everest, Neil Armstrong, Niccolo, Ohio, Order of New Zealand, Pamir mountains, Patagonia, People, Pierre d’Ailly, Roald Amundsen, Robert FitzRoy, Rustichello da Pisa, Ruvuma River, Ruy Faliero, Sabrosa, seismograph and wind particle collector, Snake river, Tenzing Norgay, Thomas Jefferson, Tom Bourdillion, translator for Cortes, Travel, United States, University of Edinburgh Medical School, University of Salamanca, Victoria Falls, Wapakoneta, William Paley, Yangzhou
