• 218 BCE: Hannibal crosses the Alps during the Second Punic War.

• 216 BCE: Wins the Battle of Cannae against the Romans.

• 202 BCE: Defeated by Scipio Africanus at the Battle of Zama, ending the Second

• 49 BCE: Crosses the Rubicon River, initiating the Roman Civil War.

• 45 BCE: Becomes dictator of Rome.

• 44 BCE: Assassinated by a group of Roman senators on the Ides of March.

800: Crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III.

814: He dies, and his empire is divided among his grandsons.

• 1206: Genghis Khan establishes the Mongol Empire after uniting the Mongol tribes.

• 1215: Mongols capture Beijing, expanding their empire into northern China.

• 1227: Genghis Khan dies; the empire continues under his descendants.

• 1775-1783: Leads the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War.

• 1789-1797: Serves as the first President of the United States.

• 1799: Overthrows the Directory in France, establishing the Consulate.

• 1804: Crowns himself Emperor of the French.

• 1812: Invades Russia but faces defeat due to harsh winter conditions.

• 1815: Defeated at the Battle of Waterloo; exiled to the island of Saint Helena.

1950-1951: Commands United Nations forces in the Korean War.

• 1944: Serves as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force during the D-Day invasion in World War II.

• 1953-1961: Elected as the 34th President of the United States.