Alexander the Great
Also known as Alexander III of Macedon.
He succumbed at 33 years of age. A violent fever killed him while in Babylon (the capital of his famous empire) celebrating the conquest of almost the entire ancient world.
He was the son of Philip II, from whom he inherited the kingdom of Macedon at the age of 20.
Alexander, who was the greatest king of his time, lived before Christ, from 356 to 323 BC.
Herod the Great
He died inside his own palace, with visible symptoms of madness. Screaming, he fell dead a few meters from his throne. He was king of Judea from 39 to 4 BC.
Fausta
Wife of Constantine the Great.
They condemned her to death for being too beautiful.
She died, drowned, in a hot bath.
Chilon
He was one of the greatest geniuses of ancient Greece. He died of joy upon kissing his son, the winner of the Olympic Games.
Pliny the Elder
He was a great Roman historian and naturalist. He also distinguished himself as a writer. He left behind a vast body of work.
He died in 79 AD, at the age of 56, under the scorching ashes of Vesuvius. He was killed by the sulfuric vapors of the great volcano. In this year, Pompeii was buried.
Seneca
His full name was Lucius Annaeus Seneca. He lived 69 years (from 4 BC to 65 AD).
He met his end in an impressive way. It is said that he was condemned by Nero to cut his own veins, in a prison on the outskirts of Rome.
Seneca was a Roman politician, writer, and philosopher.
Pyrrhus II
King of Epirus. In 272 BC, he was killed in the siege of Argos by an old woman who, from a rooftop, threw a roof tile at his head.
Aeschylus
He was the creator of Greek tragedy. He lived from 525 to 456 BC.
It is said that he died crushed by a tortoise, which an eagle dropped on his skull.
Romulus
Legendary founder of Rome, from 753 to 715 BC.
It is told that he died under the sands of a storm.
Leonidas
King of Sparta. He went down in history as one of the greatest heroes of all time.
He was brutally killed by Xerxes in 480 BC, in the memorable Battle of Thermopylae, where he died in the pass alongside his 300 Greeks.
Scipio Africanus
Publius Cornelius Scipio. He was a Roman general. He had the glory of defeating Hannibal at the memorable Battle of Zama, and ended the Second Punic War.
In exile, he died in 185 BC, at the age of 49. It is said that he was found dead in his bed.
Tasso
His full name was Torquato Tasso.
He lived from 1544 to 1595. He stood out as a great epic poet.
He died in Italy, his native land, at the age of 51, poor and almost begging.
It is said that he ended his days in a mental asylum, on the verge of madness.
Muhammad
He was born in 570 and died in 632, at the age of 62.
He is credited with the founding of Islam. Persecuted in Mecca, he fled to Medina on July 16, 622. This date was marked in the doctrine he created. It marks the Hijra (the beginning of the Muslim era).
He passed away in the city of Medina (in western Arabia), as a consequence of a malignant fever, attended by thousands of followers. It is said that the prophet fell ill due to an insect bite.
Louis IX
He ended his days in 1270, at the head of an expedition marching against Tunis. A terrible epidemic claimed him. He took part in two crusades and was later canonized by the Roman Church.
Joan of Arc
French heroine. Born in Domremy at the beginning of the 15th century (1422). She served King Charles VII of France.
She was known as the Maid of Orléans. They burned her alive in Rouen on May 30, 1431.
Sebastian
King of Portugal. He died tragically at the Battle of Alcácer Quibir in 1578, fighting against the Moors in Africa.
Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio was his name. He was one of Italy's greatest painters, in the time of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.
He was born in 1483 and died in 1520, as a consequence of a cold acquired in the ruins of Rome.
Albert I
King of the Belgians. His name was Leopold Clement Maria Minrad.
He visited Brazil with great pomp in 1922, on the occasion of the Centenary of our Independence.
He died as a consequence of an accident, at the age of 59, in 1934. Mountaineering, his favorite sport, was his undoing. In Marche-les-Dames, near Namur, the king met his end, falling from a great height.
Nelson
He is considered the greatest English Admiral. His full name was Horatio Nelson.
After great victories, he died in 1805 at the memorable Battle of Trafalgar.
Nelson succumbed at 47 years of age, mortally wounded by the enemy. In another battle, he had lost his left arm.
Pierre Curie
The discovery of radium, a metal, is attributed to the Curie couple.
Pierre was a great chemist and physicist. He was born in France in 1859.
He died in tragic circumstances, while crossing a street in Paris, in 1906. He was run over by a carriage.
Italo Balbo
He was the Minister of Aviation in Mussolini's Italy, where he held a prominent position, including Marshal of the Air Force and Viceroy of Libya.
He is considered the greatest Italian aviator.
Balbo, in 1940, at the age of 44, died carbonized in an aviation accident.
VIDAL, Valmiro Rodrigues. Curiosities, how to learn by having fun. 6th ed. Rio de Janeiro: Conquista, 1963.
Alexander the Great
Also known as Alexander III of Macedon.
He succumbed at 33 years of age. A violent fever killed him while in Babylon (the capital of his famous empire) celebrating the conquest of almost the entire ancient world.
He was the son of Philip II, from whom he inherited the kingdom of Macedon at the age of 20.
Alexander, who was the greatest king of his time, lived before Christ, from 356 to 323 BC.
Herod the Great
He died inside his own palace, with visible symptoms of madness. Screaming, he fell dead a few meters from his throne. He was king of Judea from 39 to 4 BC.
Fausta
Wife of Constantine the Great.
They condemned her to death for being too beautiful.
She died, drowned, in a hot bath.
Chilon
He was one of the greatest geniuses of ancient Greece. He died of joy upon kissing his son, the winner of the Olympic Games.
Pliny the Elder
He was a great Roman historian and naturalist. He also distinguished himself as a writer. He left behind a vast body of work.
He died in 79 AD, at the age of 56, under the scorching ashes of Vesuvius. He was killed by the sulfuric vapors of the great volcano. In this year, Pompeii was buried.
Seneca
His full name was Lucius Annaeus Seneca. He lived 69 years (from 4 BC to 65 AD).
He met his end in an impressive way. It is said that he was condemned by Nero to cut his own veins, in a prison on the outskirts of Rome.
Seneca was a Roman politician, writer, and philosopher.
Pyrrhus II
King of Epirus. In 272 BC, he was killed in the siege of Argos by an old woman who, from a rooftop, threw a roof tile at his head.
Aeschylus
He was the creator of Greek tragedy. He lived from 525 to 456 BC.
It is said that he died crushed by a tortoise, which an eagle dropped on his skull.
Romulus
Legendary founder of Rome, from 753 to 715 BC.
It is told that he died under the sands of a storm.
Leonidas
King of Sparta. He went down in history as one of the greatest heroes of all time.
He was brutally killed by Xerxes in 480 BC, in the memorable Battle of Thermopylae, where he died in the pass alongside his 300 Greeks.
Scipio Africanus
Publius Cornelius Scipio. He was a Roman general. He had the glory of defeating Hannibal at the memorable Battle of Zama, and ended the Second Punic War.
In exile, he died in 185 BC, at the age of 49. It is said that he was found dead in his bed.
Tasso
His full name was Torquato Tasso.
He lived from 1544 to 1595. He stood out as a great epic poet.
He died in Italy, his native land, at the age of 51, poor and almost begging.
It is said that he ended his days in a mental asylum, on the verge of madness.
Muhammad
He was born in 570 and died in 632, at the age of 62.
He is credited with the founding of Islam. Persecuted in Mecca, he fled to Medina on July 16, 622. This date was marked in the doctrine he created. It marks the Hijra (the beginning of the Muslim era).
He passed away in the city of Medina (in western Arabia), as a consequence of a malignant fever, attended by thousands of followers. It is said that the prophet fell ill due to an insect bite.
Louis IX
He ended his days in 1270, at the head of an expedition marching against Tunis. A terrible epidemic claimed him. He took part in two crusades and was later canonized by the Roman Church.
Joan of Arc
French heroine. Born in Domremy at the beginning of the 15th century (1422). She served King Charles VII of France.
She was known as the Maid of Orléans. They burned her alive in Rouen on May 30, 1431.
Sebastian
King of Portugal. He died tragically at the Battle of Alcácer Quibir in 1578, fighting against the Moors in Africa.
Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio was his name. He was one of Italy's greatest painters, in the time of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.
He was born in 1483 and died in 1520, as a consequence of a cold acquired in the ruins of Rome.
Albert I
King of the Belgians. His name was Leopold Clement Maria Minrad.
He visited Brazil with great pomp in 1922, on the occasion of the Centenary of our Independence.
He died as a consequence of an accident, at the age of 59, in 1934. Mountaineering, his favorite sport, was his undoing. In Marche-les-Dames, near Namur, the king met his end, falling from a great height.
Nelson
He is considered the greatest English Admiral. His full name was Horatio Nelson.
After great victories, he died in 1805 at the memorable Battle of Trafalgar.
Nelson succumbed at 47 years of age, mortally wounded by the enemy. In another battle, he had lost his left arm.
Pierre Curie
The discovery of radium, a metal, is attributed to the Curie couple.
Pierre was a great chemist and physicist. He was born in France in 1859.
He died in tragic circumstances, while crossing a street in Paris, in 1906. He was run over by a carriage.
Italo Balbo
He was the Minister of Aviation in Mussolini's Italy, where he held a prominent position, including Marshal of the Air Force and Viceroy of Libya.
He is considered the greatest Italian aviator.
Balbo, in 1940, at the age of 44, died carbonized in an aviation accident.
VIDAL, Valmiro Rodrigues. Curiosities, how to learn by having fun. 6th ed. Rio de Janeiro: Conquista, 1963.
