A historical figure is a significant person in history. The significance of such figures in human progress has been debated. Some think they play a crucial...
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considers the historical and cultural contexts in which Jesus lived. Virtually all scholars of antiquity accept that Jesus was a historical figure, and the...
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Charles Dickinson (December 20, 1780 – May 30, 1806) was an American attorney, and a famous duelist. An expert marksman, Dickinson died from injuries sustained...
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in the 6th century BCE, most scholars agree that Daniel is not a historical figure and that much of the book is a cryptic allusion to the reign of the...
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against a Muslim invader. Over the years she came to be seen as a historical figure and appeared in several novels, plays, television serials and movies...
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Historicity of Jesus (redirect from Early Historical Documents on Christ)
Jesus is the question of whether Jesus historically existed (as opposed to being a purely mythological figure). The question of historicity was generally...
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Historicity of Muhammad (redirect from Historical Mohammed)
The historicity of Muhammad refers to the study of Muhammad as a historical figure and critical examination of sources upon which traditional accounts...
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Lady Godiva (section Historical figure)
century history of Ely Abbey, Liber Eliensis; this, if the same as the figure in legend, would make Godiva a widow when Leofric married her. Both Leofric...
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heroine – is a historical figure. Events and intrigues unfold with great faithfulness to documentary records. In the United Kingdom, the historical novel "appears...
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Emperor Sujin (section Historical figure)
though that supports this historical figure actually reigning. The following information available is taken from the pseudo-historical Kojiki and Nihon Shoki...
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Historicity of King Arthur (redirect from Historical Basis for King Arthur)
Arthur was a real historical person, the current consensus among specialists on the period holds him to be a mythological or folkloric figure. The first definite...
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lived, and most historians who study the period do not consider him a historical figure. His name also occurs in early Welsh poetic sources such as Y Gododdin...
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incorporate elements of folklore, and it is not clear to what extent a historical figure underlies the mythical Romulus, the events and institutions ascribed...
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Ivan the Terrible in Russian folklore (section The genesis of folklore and its connection with the historical figure of Ivan the Terrible)
Russian folklore. Interest is caused by its contradiction to the real historical figure of the first Russian Tsar, as well as the possible reasons for this...
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Historicity (redirect from Historical accuracy)
the act. Although there is no doubt that Washington existed as an historical figure, the historicity of this specific account has been found lacking....
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trace their direct maternal or paternal ancestry to a noted historical figure. Some contemporary notable figures have made their test results public in...
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Tidelands. He also played the main character of Commodus, based on the historical figure Commodus, in the Netflix-series Roman Empire's first season and one...
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the historical figure Kaisarion (also known as Ptolemy XV Caesar), the son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra. This poem can be classified a historical poem...
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Quintus Caecilius Iucundus (section Historical figure)
in the Roman town of Pompeii around AD 14–62. A relatively obscure historical figure, Quintus Caecilius Iucundus is most notable as a major character in...
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historical figure and that the Nehemiah Memoir, a name given by scholars to certain portions of the book written in the first person, is historically...
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named Ahmanet in the 2017 reboot. Imhotep is loosely inspired by the historical figure Imhotep, a noted polymath and counselor to the Pharaoh Djoser in the...
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La Mulâtresse Solitude (circa 1772 – 1802) was a historical figure and heroine in the fight against slavery on French Guadeloupe. She has been the subject...
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child actress, featuring in such roles as June, the youngest child of historical figure George Mottershead, in the BBC1 drama Our Zoo (2014), and the young...
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Testament: A Historical, Literary, and Theological Survey. Baker Academic. ISBN 978-1-4934-1313-3. Sanders, E. P. (1996). The Historical Figure of Jesus....
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Bible identifies[citation needed] as a Shulamite the swarthy, female historical figure in the Song of Songs (in the King James Version and in other Bibles...
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Taiyi Zhenren (section As a historical figure)
born from the essence of the sun. Taiyi Zhenren, believed to be a historical figure named Yang Su, was born in Shuitou, Nan'an County. He was a renowned...
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premiered on Starz on January 22, 2010. The series was inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus (played by Andy Whitfield), a Thracian gladiator who...
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candidates for a historical Moses-like figure include the princes Ahmose-ankh and Ramose, who were sons of pharaoh Ahmose I, or a figure associated with...
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historians have tried to argue that Harald Fairhair did not exist as a historical figure. Old Norse hár translates straightforwardly into English as 'hair'...
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Semiramis (section Historical figure)
retold over the generations until she was gradually turned into a legendary figure. The name of Semiramis came to be applied to various monuments in Western...
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