Weetamoo, also known as Weetamoe, Namumpum or Tatapanunum (between 1635 and 1640-1676) was a Pocasset Wampanoag Native American chief. Daughter of sachem Daughter of Sachem Corbitant, chief of the Pocassets, and one of his wives, Weetamoo was born between 1635 and 1640 in present-day Massachusetts
Key figure of the reign of Louis XIV, Sébastien le Prestre (1633-1707), marquis of Vauban , was a specialist in siege and fortification techniques. Coming from the lower nobility, he had a rich but eventful career in the service of the Sun King, for whom he exercised his talents as a military engine
Benedetto Croce is a peculiar character in contemporary historiography. Unlike his colleagues, he never taught classes and barely set foot in the University. He was a self-taught historian whose enormous wealth allowed him to dedicate himself throughout his life to his passion, history. Croce was bo
French politician. Conventional, member of the Directory, he associated himself with Bonaparte and Sieyès during the coup detat of 18 Brumaire. Count and member of the Senate under the Empire, he was forced into exile in 1816.