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Historical Figures and Influential People in History
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Classical World Historical Figures
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Hadrian
76–138EuropeItaly
He spent half his reign travelling the empire he governed, ordered a wall built across the north of Britain, and died designing a tomb that still stands in Rome.
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Hannibal Barca
-247–-183OtherTUN
He crossed the Alps with war elephants in winter, defeated Roman armies three times on Italian soil, and spent fifteen years there without taking Rome — close enough that the question of why still lingers.
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