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Alexander the Great (356 to 323 BCE) was the king of Macedon, a famous military commander, and the single-handed creator of one of the largest empires ever to exist.
A mythological Greek God. Son of Zeus, brother of Athena, Artemis and Apollo. He is the God of War and is unmarried. In mythology he has an affair with Aphrodite. He appears in many different games, most notably the God of War series.
Also known as the 1st Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley was the general who defeated Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo.
Attila was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453. He was best known for his campaigns against both the Eastern and Western Roman Empires.
The legendary thane in the classic epic poem.
Charles II was King of Spain from 1665 until 1700. His reign saw the continued decline of the Spanish Empire, and his death precipitated the War of Spanish Succession.
Charles XII ruled the Swedish Empire from 1697 until 1718 and was one of the main leaders durning the Great Northern War.
The son of King Edward III of England and a Prince of Wales. He was a major figure of the Hundred Years' War.
Called King "in" Prussia, rather than King "of" Prussia so as not to offend the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick I ruled Prussia from 1701 until 1713.
A King of Prussia Frederick was a man of the arts yet also skilled in the ways of warfare. He gained much land through the First Partition of Poland and also combated victoriously against Russian and Austrian armies.
First President of the United States of America and Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, George Washington is often considered the "Father of the United States".
A 15th century French heroine that won several important battles in the "Hundred Years' War". Burned at the stake by the English when she was nineteen.
Gaius Julius Caesar (13 July 100 BC - 15 March 44 BC) Roman statesman, general and author
First Yuan Emperor and grandson of Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, was the last Khagan of the Mongolian Empire. His bout with younger brother Ariq Boke led to Civil War and the end of a unified Mongolian Empire.
Leonidas was a Spartan king of the 5th century BC. He is famous for his role in defense of Greece during the Persian Wars.
The Hapsburg Leopold I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1658 until 1705. Leopold joined several military alliances against France, and won territory from the Ottoman Empire in central Europe.
Louis XIV was the king of France from 1643 until 1715 (the longest reign of any European monarch in history).
Medusa is often portrayed in games as a creature that is a cross between a woman and a snake. The lower body is often a snake tail, and the hair is usually a mass of snakes. Other than this, the head and torso are that of a woman.
A one of the original 18 Marshals of France created by Napoleon Bonaparte. Ney was a commander during French revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.
Mustafa II was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1695 until 1703. His short reign saw the beginning of the long, slow decline of the Ottoman Empire.
A man with many titles, Napoleon was a French general during the French Revolution that made several significant impacts in European history.
Machiavelli was a political scientist who served as an ambassador to Florence in the renaissance era. He is most known for his political work "The Prince".
Nobunaga Oda was a powerful lord during Japan's Sengoku period. He appears frequently in historically-themed games as a villain.
Peter !, Emperor of Russia (1682-1725), ushered in an age of Westernization to Russia, demonstrated with his moving of the capitol to St. Petersburg, in order for Russia to become a more European-centric power.
Founder of the Ayyubid Dynasty this Muslim Kurd scholar received coronation as Sultan of Egypt and Syria in 1174. Saladin led Muslim armies during the crusades and recaptured Jerusalem.
A legendary strategist and daimyo in feudal Japan. Enemies with Oda Nobunaga. He has appeared in the Samurai Warriors series, both Warriors Orochi titles and a few other games.
Tarabai succeeded her husband Rajaram as Queen of the Maratha Empire from 1700 until 1708. A skilled tactician, she captured Malwa from the Mughals, trowing them into disarray.
The Dutch-born protestant William, Prince of Orange was invited to invade England and replace the Catholic James II in the Glorious Revolution. He ruled England as William III, and Scotland as William II from 1698 until 1702.
William Wallace a Hero to the Scottish, A Historical Monster of a Man, A video programmers dream!!
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