Historical figures of the Roman Empire
The atlas holds 37 people and 431 moments here, from 27 BC to 476. The most recorded lives are Constantine the Great, Paul the Apostle and Jesus Christ. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders.
Notable people
Apuleius
from 124 to 169
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Apuleius was a Numidian Latin prose writer, Platonist philosopher, and public speaker. The surviving evidence securely places him at his birthplace,…
Attila
from 435 to 453
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Attila, ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453, jointly ruled with his brother Bleda before becoming sole ruler.…
Augustine of Hippo
from 354 to 430
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Aurelius Augustinus, known as Augustine of Hippo, was a North African rhetorician, Christian theologian, philosopher, priest, and bishop.…
Augustus
from 27 BC to 14
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Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
Catherine of Alexandria
from 287 to 305
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Catherine of Alexandria is a traditionally venerated Christian virgin martyr associated with Alexandria in Roman Egypt.…
Clovis I
in 466
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Clovis I was king of the Salian Franks from 481 and the first Frankish king to unite much of the Frankish peoples under one ruler.…
Constantine the Great
from 272 to 337
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Roman emperor from 306 to 337. Born at Naissus, Constantine served under Diocletian and Galerius in the eastern empire, joined his father in Britain,…
Epictetus
from 50 to 135
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Greek Stoic philosopher, born enslaved at Hierapolis in Phrygia, later active in Rome, and founder of a philosophical school at Nicopolis in Epirus.…
Galen
from 129 to 169
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Galen of Pergamon was a Greek physician, surgeon, medical author, and philosopher active in the Roman Empire.…
Gallienus
from 253 to 268
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Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus (c. 218–September 268) was Roman emperor, co-ruling with his father Valerian from 253 and ruling alone from 260.…
Hadrian
from 76 to 138
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Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian traveled extensively through the Roman Empire, inspecting frontiers and armies, intervening in provincial…
Helena, mother of Constantine I
from 246 to 330
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Flavia Julia Helena, later Augusta, was the mother of Constantine I. The surviving evidence supports only a sparse itinerary: a traditional Bithynian…
Horace
in 8 BC
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Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known as Horace, was a Roman lyric poet, satirist, and former republican military tribune.…
Hypatia
from 370 to 415
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Hypatia was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, and teacher. Her birth is disputed, with estimates ranging from about 350 to…
James the Great
from 40 to 44
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James the Great, also called James son of Zebedee, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. The surviving chronological record for his movements is…
Jesus Christ
from 5 BC to 30
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Jesus of Nazareth was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader in Roman Judaea. Most modern scholars agree that he existed historically;…
John Chrysostom
from 347 to 407
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John Chrysostom (c. 347–407) was a Christian preacher, theologian, and archbishop of Constantinople.…
Lucian of Samosata
from 125 to 165
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Syrian-born Greek-language satirist, rhetorician, and pamphleteer, conventionally dated c. 125 to after 180.…
Marcus Aurelius
from 121 to 180
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Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher. This chronology records securely attested physical presence from his birth and Roman residences…
Matthew the Apostle
in 30
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Matthew the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles. The surviving sources securely place him at a tax-collection station in Capernaum when called by…
Mesrop Mashtots
from 361 to 440
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Armenian linguist, cleric, educator, and inventor traditionally credited with creating the Armenian alphabet.…
Nero
from 37 to 68
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Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was Roman emperor from 13 October 54 to 9 June 68. This chronology records securely documented physical…
Odoacer
from 472 to 476
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Odoacer (c. 433–15 March 493) was a Roman military officer and ruler of Italy from 476 until his killing by Theodoric at Ravenna.…
Ovid
from 8 to 17
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Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) was a Roman poet born at Sulmo. Educated in Rome, he later travelled in Greece, Asia Minor, and Sicily, though the…
Moments
- 27 BC Leaves Rome for Gaul Augustus
- 27 BC Maintains his principal Palatine residence Augustus
- 26 BC Campaigns personally against the Cantabrians Augustus
- 26 BC Governs from Tarraco Augustus
- 25 BC Retires ill to Tarraco Augustus
- 25 BC Nile ascent to Syene Strabo
- 25 BC Observation at the Pyramids of Giza Strabo
- 25 BC Reached Philae on the Nile Strabo
- 25 BC Residence in Alexandria Strabo
- 25 BC Visit to Crocodilopolis Strabo
- 25 BC Visit to Heliopolis Strabo
- 25 BC Visit to Memphis Strabo
- 22 BC Receives Kushite peace envoys on Samos Augustus
- 22 BC Tours Sicily instead of seeking the consulship Augustus
- 19 BC Buried beside the road to Pozzuoli Virgil
- 19 BC Landed gravely ill at Brundisium Virgil
- 19 BC Met Augustus in Athens Virgil
- 19 BC Visited Megara and fell ill Virgil
- 16 BC Begins a three-year stay in Gaul Augustus
- 14 BC Works from Lugdunum and the Rhine frontier Augustus
- 9 BC Delivers a eulogy for Drusus Augustus
- 8 BC Death in Rome Horace
- 7 BC Final documented Roman visit Strabo
- 5 BC Born at Bethlehem Jesus Christ
- 1 BC Birth at Bethsaida Saint Peter
- 1 Grew up in Nazareth Jesus Christ
- 4 Adopts Tiberius in Rome Augustus
- 5 Birth at Tarsus Paul the Apostle
- 5 Childhood residence and education Seneca the Younger
- 8 Arrival at Samothrace Ovid
- 8 Banished from Rome Ovid
- 8 Embarkation at Cenchreae Ovid
- 8 Exile at Tomis Ovid
- 8 Overland across the Bistonian fields Ovid
- 8 Passage through the Hellespont Ovid
- 8 Transfer at Tempyra Ovid
- 14 Attends games at Naples Augustus
- 14 Begins his final journey at Astura Augustus
- 14 Spends four days at his Capri villa Augustus
- 14 Dies while visiting Nola Augustus
- 17 Death at Tomis Ovid
- 20 Education in Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
- 20 Convalescence with his aunt Seneca the Younger
- 23 Birth at Novum Comum Pliny the Elder
- 29 Attended the wedding at Cana Jesus Christ
- 29 Baptized in the Jordan Jesus Christ
- 29 Called disciples by the Sea of Galilee Jesus Christ
- 29 Crossed to the Gerasa/Gadara region Jesus Christ
- 29 Entered Nain Jesus Christ
- 29 Forty days in the Judaean Desert Jesus Christ