This dimension sorts historical figures by the role they actually played, a ruler, a general, a scholar or a reformer. Wikipedia notes that history's thematic branches include "political history, military history, social history, and economic history," each populated by figures who played a different kind of role. Browsing by role compares figures who did the same kind of work.
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1. Wikipedia: Philosophy
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Western philosophy originated in Ancient Greece in the 6th century BCE with the pre-Socratic philosophers, such as Thales of Miletus (c. 626 - c. 545 BCE).
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