Writers of the Ancient World
The atlas holds 32 people and 482 moments here, from 620 BC to 430. The most recorded lives are Cicero, Julius Caesar and Paul the Apostle.
Moments
- 145 BC Birth at Xiayang Sima Qian
- 126 BC Departure from Chang'an on research tour Sima Qian
- 126 BC Search for Shun's burial place in the Jiuyi Mountains Sima Qian
- 126 BC Search for Yu's burial place at Mount Xianglu Sima Qian
- 126 BC Study in Qufu Sima Qian
- 126 BC Visit to Han Xin's grave at Huaiyin Sima Qian
- 126 BC Visit to the Miluo River Sima Qian
- 110 BC Journey to Luoyang to join Emperor Wu Sima Qian
- 110 BC Report to authorities at Chang'an Sima Qian
- 106 BC Born at Arpinum Cicero
- 100 BC Born in Rome Julius Caesar
- 90 BC Serves in the Social War Cicero
- 87 BC Studies with Philo in Rome Cicero
- 82 BC Hides in the Sabine country Julius Caesar
- 81 BC Serves at Nicomedes' court Julius Caesar
- 80 BC Fights at Mytilene Julius Caesar
- 79 BC Studies oratory in Asia Minor Cicero
- 79 BC Studies philosophy at Athens Cicero
- 79 BC Trains with Molon at Rhodes Cicero
- 78 BC Returns to Rome after Sulla's death Julius Caesar
- 77 BC Returns to Rome from eastern studies Cicero
- 75 BC Finds Archimedes' tomb at Syracuse Cicero
- 75 BC Serves as quaestor at Lilybaeum Cicero
- 75 BC Captured near Pharmacusa Julius Caesar
- 75 BC Launches pursuit from Miletus Julius Caesar
- 75 BC Studies rhetoric on Rhodes Julius Caesar
- 75 BC Takes pirates from Pergamum prison Julius Caesar
- 74 BC Returns to Asia during Mithridatic attack Julius Caesar
- 70 BC Collects evidence across Sicily Cicero
- 70 BC Prosecutes Verres at Rome Cicero
- 68 BC Writes from Rome Cicero
- 67 BC Stays at Tusculum Cicero
- 65 BC Birth at Venusia Horace
- 63 BC Accompanies Lentulus to the Tullianum Cicero
- 61 BC Writes from Rome after his consulship Cicero
- 61 BC Governs Farther Spain Julius Caesar
- 60 BC Retreats to Tusculum Cicero
- 59 BC Serves as consul in Rome Julius Caesar
- 59 BC Resides at Formiae Cicero
- 59 BC Stays at Antium Cicero
- 59 BC Stops at Forum Appii Cicero
- 59 BC Stops at Tres Tabernae Cicero
- 59 BC Writes from Tusculum Cicero
- 59 BC Returns to Rome Cicero
- 58 BC Arrives near Geneva Julius Caesar
- 58 BC Crosses the Saône after attacking the Helvetii Julius Caesar
- 58 BC Seizes Vesontio Julius Caesar
- 58 BC Passes through Thurium in exile Cicero
- 58 BC Travels through Vibo Cicero
- 58 BC Waits at Brundisium during exile Cicero