Region

Middle East

The cradle of civilisation — Mesopotamia, Persia, the three Abrahamic faiths, and a region of deep influence.

Figures from this region17

Al-Khwarizmi

c. 780–850 CE

Mathematician · Astronomer · House of Wisdom

48s

Rumi

1207–1273 CE

Sufi Mystic · Poet · Founder of the Mevlevi Order

48s

Ibn Sina (Avicenna)

980–1037 CE

Polymath · Physician · Philosopher

48s

Cyrus the Great

c. 600–530 BCE

Achaemenid King · Founder of the Persian Empire

48s

Euclid

c. 300 BCE

Mathematician · Author of the Elements

Moses

c. 13th century BCE (traditional)

Prophet · Lawgiver · Liberator of the Hebrew Slaves

Abraham

c. 2000–1800 BCE (traditional)

Patriarch of the Three Abrahamic Religions

Zoroaster

c. 1500–1000 BCE

Founder of Zoroastrianism · Prophet of Ahura Mazda

Solomon

c. 990–931 BCE

King of Israel · Builder of the First Temple in Jerusalem

Nebuchadnezzar II

c. 642–562 BCE

King of the Neo-Babylonian Empire · Destroyer of Jerusalem · Builder of Babylon

Suleiman the Magnificent

1494–1566 CE

10th Ottoman Sultan · Lawgiver · Patron of the Golden Age of Ottoman Culture

Sargon of Akkad

c. 2334–2279 BCE

King of Akkad · First Empire-Builder

Countries

Historical Guide

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