Conquerors


Conquerors

Agricola(40–93) enlightened governor and general; subdued all Britain. [Rom. Hist.: NCE, 35]Alaric(c. 370–410) Visigothx chief; sacked Rome. [Eur. Hist.: Bishop, 14]Alexander the Great(356–323 B.C.) Macedonian king and conqueror of much of Asia. [Gk. Hist.: NCE, 61]Attila(d. 453) king of Huns. [Eur. Hist.: NCE, 182]Batu Khan(d. 1255) Mongol conqueror of 13th century; grandson of Genghis Khan. [Asian Hist.: NCE, 248]Caesar, Julius(102–44 B.C.) Roman statesman and general; reduced all of Gaul and Britain to Roman control. [Rom. Hist.: NCE, 416]Canute(995–1035) Norseman; subjugator of England. [Br. Hist.: Bishop, 42]Charlemagne(742–814) established the Carolingian empire. [Fr. Hist.: NCE, 507]Charles V(1500–1558) Holy Roman Emperor; last to sack Rome (1527). [Ital. Hist.: Plumb, 43, 406–407]Cortés, Hernando(1485–1547) annihilated Aztec culture, claiming Mexico for Spain. [Span. Hist.: EB, 5: 194–196]Cyrus II(the Great) (d. 529 B.C.) creator of Persian empire (553–529). [Class. Hist.: Grun]Genghis Khan(1167–1227) Mongol chieftain overran most of Asia and eastern Europe (1206–1227). [Asian Hist.: EB, 7: 1013–1016]Genseric(c. 390–477) Vandal king; controlled large portion of Mediterranean. [Rom. Hist.: NCE, 1034]Golden Horde13th-century Mongol overlords of Russia. [Russ. Hist.: Grun, 170]Hitler, Adolf(1889–1945) led Germany to conquer or destroy most of Europe. [Ger. Hist.: Hitler]Mohammed II(1429–1481) Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople (1453). [Eur. Hist.: Plumb, 292–293]Napoleon(1769–1821) vanquished most of Europe. [Fr. Hist.: Harvey, 570]Nebuchadnezzar(d. 562 B.C.) subjugated Jews, initiating Babylonian captivity (597–5 B.C.). [O.T.: Daniel 1:1–2]Pizarro, Francisco(c. 1476–1541) with small force, destroyed Incan empire. [Span. Hist.: EB, 14: 487–488]Tamerlane(1336–1405) Tartar; vanquished Persia and India. [Asian Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1061]Williamthe Conqueror (1027–1087) commanded Normans in conquest of Britain; victor at Hastings (1066). [Br. Hist.: Bishop, 42–46]