(1480–1519) Born April 18 1480 Subiaco (Italia) Died June 24 1519 Ferrara (Italia) Father Rodrigo Borgia (1431-1503), Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503) Brother Cesare Borgia (1475-1507) Husband (m.1502–1519) Alfonso I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476-1534) Sister-in-law Isabella d’Este, Marchesa di Mantova (1474-1539)…
(56 AD-c.120 AD) Publius Cornelius Tacitus Works: • A Dialogue Concerning Oratory (English) • Agricola (Finnish) • Arguments of Celsus, Porphyry, and the Emperor Julian, Against the Christians (English) • Die Germania (German) • Germania (Finnish) • Germania and Agricola…
(1451–1506) Christophorus Columbus Works: • La lettera dell’isole che ha trovato nuovamente el Re di Spagna (1495) • Lettera ai Reali di Spagna (1493) • Lettere autografe edite ed inedite di Cristoforo Colombo (Italian) • The authentic letters of Columbus…
(1585–1642) Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu Cardinal-Duc de Richelieu L’Éminence rouge Richelieu in Literature: • Dumas, Alexandre (1802-1870): The Three Musketeers (English) Richelieu in Art: Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Cardinal Richelieu c.1642 National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Ingres, J.A.D. (1780-1867)…
(106–43 BC) Consul of Rome (63 BC) Governor of Cilicia (51–50 BC) Works: • Brutus (Latin) ◊ Brutus (English) • Cato Maior de Senectute (Latin) ◊ Cato Maior de Senectute (English) ◊ De Amicitia, Scipio’s Dream (English) ◊ Scipion unennäkö…
(1908–1979) Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller 41st Vice President of the United States (1974–1977) Nelson Rockefeller in Film: Frida 2002 Director: Julie Taymor Starring: Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina Born July 8 1908 Bar Harbor, ME (USA) Died January 26 1979 New York, NY (USA)…
(1502–1546) VI Marquis of Pescara and II of Vasto Governor of the Duchy of Milan (1538–1546) Alfonso d’Avalos in Art: Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Allocuzione di Alfonso d’Avalos 1540–1541 Museo del Prado, Madrid Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ritratto di Alfonso D’Avalos 1533 Getty Center, Los…
• Alfonso d’Avalos d’Aquino, Marquis of Vasto and Pescara (1502-1546) • Cicero, Marcus Tullius (106-43 BC) • Colombo, Cristoforo (1451-1506) • Julius Caesar, Gaius (100 BC-44 BC) • Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de (1585-1642) • Rockefeller, Nelson (1908-1979) • Tacitus (56-c.120 AD) • Wallace, Lew (1827-1905)
(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…
(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…