(1758–1815) Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton Thomas Picton in Film: Waterloo 1970 Director: Sergei Bondarchuk Starring: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer Born August 24 1758 Haverfordwest (Wales) Died June 18 1815 Waterloo (Belgium)
Thomas Picton
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Lew Wallace
(1827–1905) Lewis “Lew” Wallace Works: • Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (English) • The Fair God (English) • The Prince of India, Vol. I (English) • The Prince of India, Vol. II (English) Quotes: • Lew Wallace: Quotations Filmography as Writer: Ben-Hur…
Napoléon I (France)
(1769–1821) First Consul of the French Republic (1799–1804) Emperor of the French (1804–1815) President of the Italian Republic (1802–1805) King of Italy (1805–1814) Napoléon in Literature: • Shaw, George Bernard (1856-1950): The Man of Destiny (1898) Napoléon in Art: Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Busto di Napoleone c.1802…
Julius Caesar
(100–44 BC) Gaius Julius Caesar Dictator (49–44 BC) Consul of Rome (59, 48, 46–45, 44 BC) Works: • Commentarii de bello civili (Latin) ◊ Commentaries on the Civil War (English) • De Bello Gallico, Libri I-IV (Latin) • De Bello…