Jerusalem
Israel/Palestine
Sacred to three faiths. Fought over in the Crusades, conquered and reconquered across millennia. One of the most symbolically significant cities in human history.
The atlas connects 6 figures with Jerusalem. The earliest born is Hadrian (76); the last to die is Marco Polo (1324).
By era
- The Roman World (~753 BCE-476 CE): 2 figures
- Medieval Europe (~500-1400 CE): 4 figures
Associated figures, by birth year
- Hadrian (76-138), The Builder of Walls and Wonders
- Constantine the Great (272-337), The Emperor Who Changed the Faith of an Empire
- Frederick Barbarossa (1122-1190), The Red-Bearded Emperor
- Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199), The Crusader King
- Francis of Assisi (1181-1226), The Poor Man of God
- Marco Polo (1254-1324), The Great Traveler
Cities that share figures with Jerusalem
Other cities in the atlas tied to at least one of the same people, most shared first.
- Rome (4 shared figures: Hadrian, Constantine the Great, Frederick Barbarossa, Francis of Assisi)
- Constantinople (2 shared figures: Constantine the Great, Marco Polo)
- Venice (2 shared figures: Frederick Barbarossa, Marco Polo)
- Athens (1 shared figure: Hadrian)
- London (1 shared figure: Richard the Lionheart)
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