Biography

To combat inflation, he introduced a new gold coin, the solidus, which became the standard for Byzantine and European currencies for more than a thousand years.

He was always fascinated by the legendary painter Pablo Picasso.

The movie"Troy", which premiered in 2004, is an adaptation of the "Iliad".

Shakespeare’s family home still stands in Stratford on Henley Street.

Shakespeare’s documented artistic activity spans the years 1586 to 1612.

As early as 1836, Chopin met the French writer Aurora Dudevant, known as George Sand, who was six years older.

Roland Garros is sometimes referred to as the world's first air ace.

When Bonaparte was sixteen, his father died.

Beethoven took part in the so-called piano "duels".

During the campaign, Zelenski became known as an honest and natural person.