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
- 67 Victors' entry into Naples Nero
- 67 Visit to Delphi Nero
- 67 Visit with Ammonius during Nero's Greek tour Plutarch
- 68 At Naples when news of revolt arrived Nero
- 68 Panic return to Rome Nero
- 68 Flight to Phaon's villa and death Nero
- 70 Visit to Rome with Lucius Mestrius Florus Plutarch
- 76 Born at Italica Hadrian
- 88 Secular Games service Tacitus
- 95 Appointment as priest of Apollo Plutarch
- 97 Funeral oration for Verginius Rufus Tacitus
- 100 Prosecution of Marius Priscus Tacitus
- 101 Accompanies Trajan in the First Dacian War Hadrian
- 104 Return to Rome Tacitus
- 112 Proconsulship of Asia Tacitus
- 118 Returns to Rome as emperor Hadrian
- 121 Inspects the Rhine and upper Danube frontiers Hadrian
- 121 Birth on the Caelian Hill Marcus Aurelius
- 122 Crosses into Britannia Hadrian
- 123 Returns to Antioch for Parthian diplomacy Hadrian
- 124 Visits Athens on his first imperial Greek tour Hadrian
- 125 Advances the Olympieion program at Athens Hadrian
- 127 Earliest exactly dated astronomical observation Ptolemy
- 128 Inspects Legio III Augusta at Lambaesis Hadrian
- 128 Tours Sicily and Roman Africa Hadrian
- 128 Inspects the cohort at Zarai Hadrian
- 128 Resides in Athens through the winter Hadrian
- 130 Makes an imperial visit to Gerasa Hadrian
- 130 Travels through Judaea and Arabia toward Egypt Hadrian
- 130 Visits the Colossi of Memnon Hadrian
- 131 Returns to Athens for the Olympieion dedication Hadrian
- 133 Returns to Palestine during the revolt Hadrian
- 138 Move into Hadrian's imperial residence Marcus Aurelius
- 138 Residence as imperial heir Marcus Aurelius
- 138 Dies at his villa in Baiae Hadrian
- 141 Last exactly dated astronomical observation Ptolemy
- 161 Accession ceremony at the Praetorian camp Marcus Aurelius
- 162 Escort of Lucius Verus Marcus Aurelius
- 163 Seeing Lucilla's party off east Marcus Aurelius
- 168 Danubian headquarters at Aquileia Marcus Aurelius
- 169 Retreat at Praeneste Marcus Aurelius
- 169 Return with Lucius Verus's body Marcus Aurelius
- 175 Command on the Pannonian frontier Marcus Aurelius
- 175 Faustina's death at Halala Marcus Aurelius
- 175 Stay in Alexandria Marcus Aurelius
- 176 Initiation at Athens Marcus Aurelius
- 176 Landfall at Brundisium Marcus Aurelius
- 176 Triumph after the eastern tour Marcus Aurelius
- 176 Visit to Lavinium Marcus Aurelius
- 178 Second Germanic campaign at Carnuntum Marcus Aurelius