Biography

When Constantine returned from the eastern front to Nicomedia in the spring of 303, he witnessed the beginning of Diocletian's "great persecution," the most severe persecution of Christians in Roman history.

The success achieved during the siege of Toulon resulted in the appointment of the twenty-four-year-old Napoleon as a brigadier general.

Forbes magazine included her in its ranking of the highest-earning dead celebrities.

Toward the end of his life, Tesla worked obsessively on the concept of free energy.

The reforms introduced by Peter the Great over the years affected the military, administration, economy, as well as education, culture, and the Orthodox Church.

At nineteen, he married Praskovia Fedorovna Dubrovna, with whom he had four children.

She was also a gambling enthusiast - in her late 40s she lost more than £3,000 on horse racing.

Crowds of enthusiasts gathered outside her house.

During his studies at Cambridge, his attitude toward education changed.

The car manufacturer Peugeot calls the feature lines of some of its car models "Roland Garros".