by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 1, 2025 | 500 - 400 BC, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Bhagavadgita, Documents, Timeline
BHAGAVADGITA (“https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/BhagavadGita-19th-century-Illustrated-Sanskrit-Chapter_1.20.21.jpg/960px-BhagavadGita-19th-century-Illustrated-Sanskrit-Chapter_1.20.21.jpg?20201009204146”) Born: N/A (Textual...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 1, 2025 | 700 - 800 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Beowulf, Documents, Timeline
BEOWULF (“https://ebeowulf.uky.edu/ebeo4.0/CD/o/129r/129r.jpg”) Composed: c. 700–1000 CE (generally considered to be from the late 10th to early 11th century) Manuscript: c. 975–1025 CE Notable Early Epic: Oldest known epic poem in the English literary...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 1, 2025 | 400 - 500 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Benedict, Timeline
BENEDICT (Delcloche, Paul-Joseph. Mort de saint Benoît. Oil on canvas. 19th century. Church of Saint James, Liège. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul-Joseph_Delcloche,_Mort_de_saint_Beno%C3%AEt_(Eglise_St-Jacques,_Li%C3%A8ge).jpg.) Born:...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 1, 2025 | 600 - 700 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Bede, Timeline
BEDE (Penrose, James Doyle. The Venerable Bede Translates John. Oil on canvas. 1902. Private collection. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Venerable_Bede_translates_John_1902.jpg.) Born: circa 673 CE, Wearmouth-Jarrow, Kingdom of...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 1, 2025 | 900 - 1000 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Avicenna, Timeline
AVICENNA (Unknown. Portrait of Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina (Avicenna). Engraving. 16th century. MeisterDrucke Fine Art Prints....