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Historical Figures and Influential People in History
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Classical World Figures in Middle East
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Cleopatra VII
-69–-30Egypt
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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Jesus of Nazareth
-4–30Israel
He was executed by Rome as a minor regional troublemaker — and the movement that followed his death became the largest religion in the history of the world.
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Mithridates VI
-135–-63Turkey
He survived multiple poisoning attempts by making himself immune through small doses, held Rome at bay for decades, and died by his own hand when nothing else would kill him.
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Paul the Apostle
5–67Israel
He never met Jesus and spent years persecuting his followers — then had a conversion experience on a road to Damascus that changed the direction of world history.
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