by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 4, 2025 | 800 - 900 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Documents, Roman Chant, Timeline
ROMAN CHANT (“https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Arch.Cap.S.Pietro.B.79”) Composed: 1100 CE, Medieval Europe Notable Founder of Gregorian Chant Notation: Developed early forms of neumatic notation and the four-line staff, enabling the precise transmission of...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 4, 2025 | 900 - 1000 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Robinson, Timeline
ROBINSON (Weir, Robert Walter. Embarkation of the Pilgrims. Oil on canvas. 1844. Brooklyn Museum, New York. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Robinson_in_painting_Embarkation_of_the_Pilgrims.jpg.) Born: c. 1576, Sturton le Steeple,...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 4, 2025 | 1700 - 1800 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Rigveda, Timeline
RIGVEDA (“https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rigveda_MS2097.jpg”) Born: ca. 1500 BCE, Northwest India (Punjab region, near the Indus River Valley) Died: ca. 1200 BCE, Northwest India (early Vedic civilization) Notable Ancient Scripture: One of the...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 4, 2025 | 800 - 900 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Rhazes, Timeline
RHAZES (Unknown. Portrait of Rhazes (Al-Razi) (AD 865–925). Line engraving. 18th century. Wellcome Collection, London. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Rhazes_(al-Razi)_(AD_865_-_925)_Wellcome_L0005053_(cropped).jpg.) Born: around...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 4, 2025 | 1500 - 1600 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Documents, Reformation Chorale, Timeline
REFORMATION CHORALE (“https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Walter_Ein_feste_manuscript_folio_154v.jpg/960px-Walter_Ein_feste_manuscript_folio_154v.jpg?20230114183533”) Composition began: 1520 Notable Protestant Worship: Shaped...
by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 4, 2025 | 100 - 200 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Authors, Plutarch, Timeline
PLUTARCH (Unknown. Plutarchus. Illustration. 17th century. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plutarchus.jpg.) Born: ca. 46 CE, Chaeronea, Boeotia, Greece Died: After 119 CE (most likely between 120–125 CE) Notable Author of Parallel Lives, a...
