Caesar, Cleopatra, Alexander — the ancient world's biggest names.
97 historical figures, born between 2800 BC and 1 BC, across 27 countries.
Birth years 2800 BC to 1 BC · 27 countries · 3 continents · Main fields: Politics (43), Religion (15), Philosophy (14), Literature (12), Other (5), Military (4)
How to play
A historical figure from Ancient Legends is shown
Drop a pin on the world map where you think they were born
48 of 97 figures in this map. Birthplaces are hidden — that's what the game asks you to guess.
Julius Caesar b. 100 BC
Cleopatra b. 69 BC
Jesus (Christian) b. 7 BC
Alexander the Great b. 356 BC
The Buddha b. 563 BC
Augustus b. 63 BC
Saint Peter b. 1 BC
Aristotle b. 384 BC
Socrates b. 470 BC
Confucius b. 552 BC
Tutankhamun b. 1343 BC
Hannibal b. 247 BC
Moses (Christian)
Qin Shi Huang b. 259 BC
Virgin Mary b. 18 BC
Plato b. 427 BC
David (Christian)
Homer b. 900 BC
Cyrus the Great b. 600 BC
Cicero b. 106 BC
Archimedes b. 287 BC
Pontius Pilate b. 12 BC
Ashoka b. 304 BC
John the Baptist (Christian) b. 6 BC
Tiberius b. 42 BC
Herod the Great b. 74 BC
Pythagoras b. 550 BC
Mark Antony b. 83 BC
Zoroaster b. 628 BC
Jacob (Christian) b. 1791 BC
Akhenaten b. 1400 BC
Diogenes b. 412 BC
Saint Joseph (Christian) b. 30 BC
Herodotus b. 484 BC
Nebuchadnezzar II b. 642 BC
Virgil b. 70 BC
Sappho b. 650 BC
Laozi b. 604 BC
Pompey b. 106 BC
Seneca the Younger b. 4 BC
Sophocles b. 496 BC
Nefertiti b. 1370 BC
Claudius b. 10 BC
Joseph (Genesis) b. 1562 BC
Sun Tzu b. 544 BC
Joshua (Christian) b. 1350 BC
Saul b. 1080 BC
Lazarus of Bethany b. 100 BC
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