by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 3, 2025 | 1600 - 1700 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, John Milton, Timeline
MILTON (Unknown. Portrait of John Milton. Oil on canvas. ca. 1650. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John-milton.jpg. Born: December 9, 1608, London, England Died: November 8, 1674, London, England Notable Epic Poet: Author of Paradise Lost, a...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 3, 2025 | 1600 - 1700 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Micah, Timeline
MICAH (Unknown. Micah the Prophet. Egg tempera on wood panel. ca. 1700–1725. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Micah_prophet.jpg.) Born: Unknown; likely in Moresheth-Gath, Judah, during the 8th century BCE Died: Unknown; no specific record of...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 3, 2025 | 300 - 400 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Mencius, Timeline
MENCIUS (“Mencius.” Ink on paper. Qing dynasty, circa 19th century. Unknown artist. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mencius.jpg.) Born: ca. 372 BCE, State of Zou, ancient China (modern-day Shandong Province) Died: ca. 289 BCE,...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 3, 2025 | 1400 - 1500 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Melancthon Smith, Timeline
MELANCHTHON (Holbein the Younger, Hans. Portrait of Philip Melanchthon. Chalk drawing. ca. 1530–1540. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Philip_Melanchthon,_by_Hans_Holbein_the_Younger.jpg.) Born: 1497 CE, Bretten, Germany Died:...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 3, 2025 | 100 - 200 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Matthew, Timeline
MATTHEW (Maes, Godfried. St. Matthew the Evangelist. Oil on canvas. ca. 1670. Private collection. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Godfried_Maes_-_St_Matthew_the_Evangelist.jpg.) Born: c. 5 AD, Galilee Died: c. 70 AD, Ethiopia (tradition)...
