Biography

On his return to Spain, the ailing Columbus requested an audience at court, but his greatest protector, Isabella of Castile, was already dead, and King Ferdinand was unwilling to receive him.

Caesar's visit to Egypt resulted in an affair with Cleopatra and a civil war.

He spent the next years of his life traveling around Europe, where he conducted his concerts.

Her photo graced the first-ever front cover of Playboy magazine.

During the Hellenistic period, Homer was the object of hero worship in several cities.

Joseph became the heir to a small estate, so Tadeusz chose a military career.

Although she appeared as a confident woman, she struggled with low self-esteem.

In 313, at a meeting in Milan, Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which gave Christians freedom of religion.

In 1806, Beethoven visited Count Franz von Oppersdorff in his castle in Głogówek near Prudnik.

In 1846 Sutter's Fort was overrun by United States Army.