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Ancient mosaic depicting Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

Greece · 356–323 BCE

King of Macedon

Bust of the philosopher Aristotle

Aristotle

Greece · 384–322 BCE

Philosopher & polymath

Ancient relief depicting Emperor Ashoka

Ashoka

India · c. 304–232 BCE

Emperor of the Mauryan Empire

The Lomas Rishi cave entrance associated with the Mauryan era

Chandragupta Maurya

India · c. 340–295 BCE

Founder of the Mauryan Empire