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Well, Napolean took over more than half and founded a code of laws that we still use today.
Alexander the Great destroyed the Persians.
Hannibal Barca was one of the greatest tactical minds in history, his action at Cannae is still studied in millitary colleges today.
Science wise, Archimedes discovered the lever principle and the basic principles of fluid statics. He also came amazingly close to inventing calculus a full 1000 years before Newton.
Akhenaten converted the entire nation of Egypt to monotheism (Atenism).
There's an interesting selection.
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