Biographies of 325 important personages who flourished in ancient times. Coverage is worldwide, with the largest numbers of personages associated with Rome and Greece, but also including many from Asia, northern Europe, Egypt and other parts of Africa, Asia Minor and the Middle East.

Revised edition of Dictionary of World Biography: The Middle Ages with 59 new biographies. Worldwide coverage of important men and women in all areas of achievement who flourished from 477 to 1453.

This set covers individuals from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America. The set includes the standard figures - kings, queens, generals, artists, and scientists - but much more: Key figures who have previously received little attention, from the queen of Hausaland Amina Sarauniya Zazzua to composer Thomas Tallis, and even such notorious figures as Irish pirate Grace O'Malley and Hungarian nobelwoman Elizabeth B?thory.

Major World Leaders appear here - emperors, conquerours, kings, and queens-as do giants of religious faith who were central to the century, such as popes and theologians who left their imprint on the political as well as spiritual institutions. The set also includes figures who have received little or no attention in the past - from Queen Njinga of Angola to the Ottoman scholar Katib Celebi. By category, the contents include figures who contributed to one or more of the following areas: architecture, art, business and economics, diplomacy, education, exploration, government and politics, law,...

Coverage in Great Lives from History: The 18th Century is broad in its variety of areas of achievement as well as geographical scope, with a worldwide focus that includes extensive coverage of non-Europeans and women. Of course, the set includes the recognized shapers of history essential in any liberal arts curriculum. Its lengthy essays provide in-depth biographies, including annotated bibliographical resources. Its lengthy essays provide indepth biographies, including annotated bibliograhical resources. What makes this resource unique is the inclusion of figures who have received little...

This four-volume set covers a vast number of personalities, important men and women who flourished between 1801 and 1900. There are 737 biographies, from people in 59 countries and regions. Major world leaders appear here, as well as the giants of religious faith who were central to the century: philosophers, educators and theologians who left their imprint on political as well as spiritual institutions.

More than 600 biographies of notorious personages, from the merely controversial to extremely negative, from ancient times to the present and worldwide, with emphasis on their roles in historical events or impact on law enforcement or popular culture. An entirely new publication continuing Salem's Great Lives from History series, 637 essays focus on historically significant personages considered "notorious." The definition of that term ranges from controversial to extremely...

The 20th Century is the eighth installment in the revised and expanded Great Lives series, which provides in-depth critical, biographical essays from around the world. This brand new, ten-volume set offers more than 1,300 extensive biographies of major personages in world history from 1901-2000. Each essay ranges from 3 to 5 pages in length and displays standard ready-reference top matter offering easy access biographical information. The body of each essay is divided into three major sections: "Early Life," "Life's Work," and "Significance." The set also includes several appendixes and...

The latest title in the award-winning "Great Lives from History" series, The Incredibly Wealthy covers 446 extremely rich individuals from ancient times through the present, worldwide. The vast majority of these individuals have not been covered in this series before, and certainly not from the perspective of how they generated and used their wealth. Many of these individuals are not covered in other biographical works of this magnitude. Plus, complimentary online access is provided through Salem History.