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Akhenaton is considered the founder of the fist monotheistic religion. His wife was Nefertiti. Akhenaton preached love and brotherhood. He was one of the most peaceful Egyptian kings and laid a base that his successors could build off of.
Hannibal of Carthage was a general whose military prowess is renown throughout history.Hannibal marched his army and war elephants through the Alps to surprise and conquer his enemies. In one battle, the Romans put 80,000 men on the field to defeat Hannibal, led by Scipio. When Scipio attacked with his entire army, Hannibal had so studied the grounds and arranged his men so that they surrounded the Romans.
For 3000 years Imhotep was worshipped as a god in Greece and Rome. Early Christians worshipped him as the "Prince of Peace." Imhotep was also a poet and philosopher. He urged contentment and preached cheerfulness. His proverbs contained a "philosophy o f life." Imhotep coined the saying "Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we shall die."
When the Egyptians crossed the Mediterranean, becoming the foundation of the Greek culture, Imhotep's teachings were absorbed there. Yet, as the Greeks were determined to assert that they were the originators of everything, Imhotep was forgotten for thousands of years and a legendary figure, Hippocrates, who came 2000 years after him became known as the Father of Medicine.
When the Egyptians crossed the Mediterranean, becoming the foundation of the Greek culture, Imhotep's teachings were absorbed there. Yet, as the Greeks were determined to assert that they were the originators of everything, Imhotep was forgotten for thousands of years and a legendary figure, Hippocrates, who came 2000 years after him became known as the Father of Medicine.