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Historical Figures and Influential People in History
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Cleopatra VII
-69–-30Middle EastEgypt
She was the last of a dynasty three centuries old, and she came closer than anyone expected to saving it — allying with Rome's two most powerful men in succession.
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Constantine the Great
272–337EuropeItaly
He converted to Christianity on the eve of battle, won the battle, and spent the rest of his reign trying to work out what that meant for an empire built on other gods.
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