My Name is George Washington: Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army I was born on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia, among the rolling fields and winding rivers of the Tidewater region. My youth was shaped by the land, by hard work, and by the lessons of duty and perseverance. My father, Augustine, passed when I was young, and much of what I learned came through experience rather than formal schooling. As a boy, I worked as a surveyor, mapping the untam

My Name is Marduk-apla-iddina I: King of Babylon I was born into a kingdom weary and wounded. The great Kassite dynasty that had ruled Babylon for centuries was fading, its strength drained by foreign wars and internal decay. The gods seemed distant, their temples neglected, their favor uncertain. My father served as a noble under the last of the Kassite kings, and from him I learned early that power was not eternal—it must be earned, defended, and restored. When the throne f

My Name is General Artemas Ward: Commander of the Colonial Militia I was born on November 26, 1727, in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, the son of a farmer and legislator. My childhood was one of hard work, faith, and study. My father, Nahum Ward, was a respected man in our community, and from him I learned that leadership begins with service. As a boy, I helped tend the fields and livestock, but my mind was always drawn to books and matters of order and justice. When the opportuni

My Name is Sin-Muballit: King of Babylon When I first took the throne of Babylon, our city was little more than a modest kingdom on the banks of the Euphrates, overshadowed by the older and prouder cities of Mesopotamia—Larsa, Isin, and Eshnunna. My father, Sumulael, had begun the work of transforming Babylon from a provincial town into a rising power, but the task before me was immense. The lands were divided, rival kings sought to dominate, and the gods seemed to test every

My Name is Samuel Seabury: Loyalist Clergyman and American Episcopal Bishop I was born in Groton, Connecticut, in 1729, into a family devoted to learning and faith. My father, also named Samuel Seabury, was a minister, and from him I inherited a deep respect for order, discipline, and the authority of both God and Church. I studied at Yale College and later continued my theological studies at the University of Edinburgh, where I was ordained in the Church of England. My years

My Name is Tirigan of Gutium: The Last King of the Gutians I was born among the rugged mountains east of Sumer, where the mists hung low and the people were strong but untamed. We Gutians were a hardy race, living by the axe and the bow, not by the plow. When word reached us that the mighty Akkadian Empire—once ruled by Sargon and his proud descendants—was crumbling under its own weight, our chiefs saw opportunity. We descended from the hills, fierce and hungry, to claim the

My Name is Paul Revere: Patriot Messenger of the Revolution I was born on January 1, 1735, in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of a French Huguenot immigrant who worked as a silversmith. My father taught me the trade from a young age, and I soon became skilled at engraving, shaping metal, and crafting fine silverware for the wealthy families of Boston. When he passed away, I took over the business to support my mother and siblings. My work gave me a place in the community, but

My Name is Enheduanna: High Priestess of Inanna and Daughter of Sargon I was born into the dawn of empire, when my father, Sargon of Akkad, rose from obscurity to unite the lands of Sumer and Akkad under one rule. I was not merely his daughter, but a child of two worlds—the divine and the mortal. From my earliest days, I felt the call of the heavens, the whisper of Inanna, the goddess of love, war, and transformation. My father saw this as fate, and so he appointed me High Pr

My Name is Thomas Hutchinson: Loyalist Governor of Massachusetts I was born in Boston in 1711, the son of a prosperous merchant family with deep roots in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. My family’s trade and political connections gave me a front-row seat to the pulse of colonial life. From a young age, I admired order, learning, and the rule of law. My education at Harvard College sharpened my belief that good government required wisdom and restraint, not passion and mob rule.

My Name is Enmetena: Ruler of Lagash I was born into a lineage that carried the weight of both prosperity and strife. My father, Enannatum I, ruled before me, as had my grandfather Ur-Nanshe, the founder of our dynasty. From the time I was a child, I watched how kingship in Lagash was never simple. Our neighbors in Umma always cast greedy eyes upon our fertile fields near the border. The gods had granted us rich waters from the Tigris, and with them came both wealth and confl