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Deified male monarchs

  • Alexander the GreatIn the ancient Greek month of Hekatombaion, which corresponds to the 20th of July 356 BC, a boy was born in Pella. This child would become Alexander III of…
  • Genghis KhanTemüjin was born between 1155 and 1167 on the banks of the Onon River at a place called Delüün Boldog. Historians debate the exact year, with some sources…
  • GilgameshArchaeologists have uncovered a seal impression dated to circa 2600 BC that depicts Gilgamesh and a mythical bull between two lions.