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1. | Titus Livius Writer, Cabiria | 0017 | |
2. | Philo Judaeus Miscellaneous Crew, The Ten Commandments Hellenistic Jewish philosopher. He hailed from Alexandria, Egypt, where he was a leading member of the Jewish community. A prolific author, his work brought together Greek philosophy and Jewish scripture, and greatly influenced subsequent Greek Christian theologians like St. Clement of Alexandria and Origen... | 0050 | |
3. | Lucio Anneo Seneca Writer, Medea 2 Born 4 A.D. in Spain as the second son of rhetorician Seneca the Elder and his wife Helvia. A sickly child, he was taken to Rome by an aunt and trained in rhetoric and Stoic philosophy. Seneca the Younger became a successful advocate, though a conflict in 37 A.D. with the Emperor Caligula almost cost him his life... | 0065 | |
4. | Flavius Josephus Writer, Rome: Power & Glory Jewish notable and Greek historian. In Hebrew he was Yoseph ben Matatyahu, the son of Matthias, a well-known member of the priestly aristocracy of Jerusalem; and his mother was related to the former royal house of the Hasmonaeans (Maccabees). Josephus' native language was Aramaic, but he received an excellent Hebrew education... | 0095 | |
5. | Juvenal Writer, Gladiators: Bloodsport of the Colisseum Latin satirical poet, was born some time between A.D. 50 and 70 and died after 127. He may have come from Aquinum (Aquino) in central Italy. He was the son or ward of a rich freedman (a class he attacks in his writings) and practiced declamation until middle age - which seems likely enough in view of the characteristics of his literary style... | 0140 | |
6. | Cassius Dio Writer, Rome: Power & Glory Cassius Dio was a Greek historian and Roman official. He was the son of Cassius Apronianus, governor of Cilicia and Dalmatia, and may have been a descendant of the Greek orator and philosopher Dio Chrysostom. Dio Cassius came to Rome at the age of 16, in the early years of the reign of Commodus (180-192 AD)... | 0235 | |
7. | Omar Khayyam Miscellaneous Crew, Strangers Born in a wealthy province of Seljuk-ruled Persia, Omar Khayyam was educated well as a youth and became fascinated by science, especially astronomy and mathematics. He built an observatory and created the Jalalaean Calender that was far more accurate than the Julian Calender in use by his European contemporaries... | 4 December 1123 | |
8. | Hildegard von Bingen Soundtrack, A Beautiful Mind | 17 September 1179 | |
9. | Gonzalo de Berceo Writer, Los milagros de Nuestra Señora De Berceo, whose date of birth and death are only approximately known, is known as the first Spanish author whose name has come down from the Spanish Middle Ages. As he was a monk, all his poems are of a religious nature. His best known poem is Milagros de Nuestra Señora. | 1250 | |
10. | Jalaluddin Muhammad Rumi Writer, Rumi: Poet of the Heart Jalaluddin Rumi, Scholar in Religious Sciences and famed Sufi Mystic Poet, was born on September 29th 1207 A.D. in Balkh (modern day Afghanistan). Escaping Mongol invasions he travelled extensively to Muslim lands, Bagdad, Mecca, Damascus, Malatia (Turkey). Married Gevher Khatun of Samarquand and moved to Quonya (Konya in present day Turkey)... | 17 December 1273 | |
11. | Dante Alighieri Writer, Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic Dante Alighieri was born in 1265 into the lower nobility of Florence, to Alighiero di Bellincione d'Alighiero, a moneylender. A precocious student, Dante's education focused on rhetoric and grammar. He also became enamored with a young girl, Beatrice Portinari, whose death in 1290 threw a grieving Dante into intense religious studies... | 14 September 1321 | |
12. | Giovanni Boccaccio Writer, The Decameron | 21 December 1375 | |
13. | Geoffrey Chaucer Writer, The Canterbury Tales | 25 October 1400 | |
14. | Kabir Sant Writer, Yes We Can Indian mystic and poet. He tried to unite Hindu and Muslim thought and preached the essential unity of all religions. His disciple Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikhism. Kabir was brought up by a Muslim weaver and later influenced by a Hindu ascetic, Ramananda. He took the best tenets of both Hinduism and Islam and preached his own religion called sahaja-yoga ('simple union')... | 1448 | |
15. | Johannes Gutenberg Thanks, Wer ist der größte Deutsche? | 3 February 1468 | |
16. | Thomas Malory Writer, Excalibur Born around 1414-1420 into an English gentry family, Sir Thomas Malory spent his first couple of decades in quiet obscurity, aside from campaigning at the Siege of Calais in 1436. By 1441 he had been knighted, and had developed a growing interest in politics. In 1445 he became MP for his county and over the next few years developed a startling talent for lawlessness... | 14 March 1471 | |
17. | Dieric Bouts Art Department, Met Dieric Bouts | 6 May 1475 | |
18. | Jorge Manrique Writer, Marinas | 1479 | |
19. | Leonardo Da Vinci Art Department, Parajanov: The Last Spring The archetypal "Renaissance Man," Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest scientific minds as well as one of the greatest visual artists the human race has ever produced. The illegitimate son of a wealthy Florentine notary, Piero da Vinci, and a peasant woman named Caterina, Leonardo was born in Tuscany on April 15, 1452, in Anchiano, a town near Vinci, which is in the proximity of Florence... | 2 May 1519 | |
20. | Raphael Art Department, Parajanov: The Last Spring | 6 April 1520 | |
21. | Niccolò Machiavelli Writer, La mandragola Born into a time of extreme political upheaveal, Niccolò Machiavelli was a member of the old Florentine nobility. He received a proper humanistic Renaissance education, and as a young man began the climb up the perilous political ladder of Italy. In 1502 he was sent to Romagna as an envoy to Cesare Borgia... | 21 June 1527 | |
22. | Albrecht Dürer Art Department, Unser Sandmännchen | 6 April 1528 | |
23. | Juan de la Encina Writer, Del contorno y sus formas | 1529 | |
24. | Fernando de Rojas Writer, La Celestina Writer of the famous dramatized novel La Celestina (1499), which first appeared as Comedia de Calisto y Melibea, and later as Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea. Rojas was a converted Jewish lawyer, but that is about all that is known about him. There are questions about his authorship of the tragicomedy... | April 1541 | |
25. | Martin Luther Soundtrack, Gangs of New York Martin Luther was the founder of the Lutheran Church in the 16th Century. As a composer he also wrote such well known Christian hymns as "A Mighty Fortess Is Our God". | 18 February 1546 | |
26. | Francois Rabelais Writer, A bor lelke | 9 April 1553 | |
27. | Ludovico Ariosto Writer, Alcina | 6 July 1553 | |
28. | Pietro Aretino Writer, La bella Antonia, prima Monica e poi Dimonia | 21 October 1556 | |
29. | Clément Jannequin Soundtrack, Last Days | 1558 | |
30. | Antonio de Cabezón Composer, El alquimista | 26 March 1566 | |
31. | Michel de Nostredame Writer, Nosutoradamusu no daiyogen An apothecary before he began to practice the occult, Michel de Nostredame spent the early part of his career battling outbreaks of the bubonic plague in southern France, and northern Italy. Historians attribute his higher-than-average patient survival rate to his then-radical practice of personal hygiene... | 2 July 1566 | |
32. | Raphael Holinshed Writer, Chimes at Midnight | 1580 | |
33. | Luís Vaz de Camões Writer, God's Comedy | 10 June 1580 | |
34. | Anton Francesco Grazzini Writer, Neskolko lyubovnykh istoriy | 18 February 1584 | |
35. | Thomas Tallis Soundtrack, Elizabeth | 23 November 1585 | |
36. | Christopher Marlowe Writer, Lesson Faust Born the son of a shoe-maker two months before the birth of another famous playwright, William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe achieved fame as an Elizabethan dramatist as well as an atheist. He was killed in a tavern brawl by a former friend, allegedly over a bill. There is now some evidence that suggests his death was in fact an assassination. | 30 May 1593 | |
37. | Orlando di Lasso Composer, Peccato | 14 June 1594 | |
38. | Torquato Tasso Writer, Rinaldo | 25 April 1595 | |
39. | Thomas Nashe Writer, In Time of Pestilence | 1601 | |
40. | Emilio de' Cavalieri Music Department, Le fils de Joseph | 11 March 1602 | |
41. | Giulio Cesare Della Croce Writer, Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno | 12 January 1609 | |
42. | Tomás Luis de Victoria Soundtrack, Death in Brunswick | 27 August 1611 | |
43. | Carlo Gesualdo Soundtrack, True Story Born into the Italian nobility, Don Carlo Gesualdo developed an early and passionate interest in music. Though recognized as a dynamic composer who was far ahead of his time, Gesualdo's brilliance as a musical talent has been overshadowed by his violent personal life. After discovering his wife (and first cousin)... | 8 September 1613 | |
44. | Mateo Alemán Writer, El pícaro | 1614 | |
45. | William Shakespeare Writer, Romeo + Juliet William Shakespeare's birthdate is assumed from his baptism on April 25. His father John was the son of a farmer who became a successful tradesman; his mother Mary Arden was gentry. He studied Latin works at Stratford Grammar School, leaving at about age 15. About this time his father suffered an unknown financial setback... | 23 April 1616 | |
46. | Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra Writer, Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes' baptism occurred on October 9, 1547, at Alcala de Henares, Spain, so it is reasonable to assume he was born around that time, and Alcala de Henares has long claimed itself as his birthplace. The son of Rodrigo de Cervantes, an itinerant and not-too-successful surgeon, Miguel was educated by monks as he and his family wandered from city to city... | 23 April 1616 | |
47. | Giulio Caccini Soundtrack, Donnie Darko | 10 December 1618 | |
48. | William Byrd Soundtrack, Primal Fear | 4 July 1623 | |
49. | John Fletcher Soundtrack, Dangerous Dan McFoo | 1625 | |
50. | John Fletcher Writer, Henry VIII | 29 August 1625 |
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