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

1. Paul the Apostle

   from 5 to 64

   45 moments here

   Paul (Saul of Tarsus) was a first-century Jewish Christian apostle and missionary. The chronology below follows the traditional reconstruction used…

2. Pliny the Elder

   from 23 to 79

   13 moments here

   Gaius Plinius Secundus, known as Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, military commander, and imperial procurator.…

3. Plotinus

   from 205 to 270

   5 moments here

   Plotinus was a Greek-speaking philosopher from Roman Egypt and the foundational figure of Neoplatonism.…

4. Plutarch

   from 66 to 95

   4 moments here

   Greek Platonist philosopher, biographer, essayist, magistrate, and Delphic priest. He was born at Chaeronea between 45 and 47 CE and died after 119…

5. Ptolemy

   from 127 to 141

   2 moments here

   Claudius Ptolemy was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and music theorist.…

6. Saint Nicholas

   from 270 to 343

   5 moments here

   Early Christian bishop traditionally identified as Nicholas of Myra. The surviving biographical tradition is substantially later than his lifetime,…

7. Saint Peter

   from 1 BC to 64

   7 moments here

   Simon Peter, also called Cephas, was a Galilean fisherman and leading figure among Jesus’ disciples and the early Jerusalem movement.…

8. Seneca the Younger

   from 5 to 65

   9 moments here

   Lucius Annaeus Seneca, commonly called Seneca the Younger, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, writer, and statesman.…

9. Strabo

   from 25 BC to 7 BC

   8 moments here

   Greek geographer and historian from Amaseia in Pontus. The dates are approximate: ancient and modern sources give his birth as 64 or 63 BC and his…

10. Suetonius

    in 69

    1 moment here

    Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus was a Roman biographer and imperial official, author of The Twelve Caesars.…

11. Tacitus

    from 88 to 112

    5 moments here

    Publius Cornelius Tacitus was a Roman historian, senator, orator, and provincial governor. His birth date and place are uncertain; he was probably…

12. Tertullian

    from 155 to 212

    3 moments here

    Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus was an early Christian Latin author associated securely with Carthage in Roman Africa.…

13. Virgil

    in 19 BC

    4 moments here

    Publius Vergilius Maro, known as Virgil, was a Roman poet of the Augustan age and the author of the Eclogues, Georgics, and Aeneid.…

Moments

1. 29 Preached at Capernaum Jesus Christ
2. 29 Returned to Galilee Jesus Christ
3. 29 Returned to Nazareth Jesus Christ
4. 30 Acted in the Second Temple Jesus Christ
5. 30 Ate the Last Supper in Jerusalem Jesus Christ
6. 30 Descended the Mount of Olives into Jerusalem Jesus Christ
7. 30 Entered Jerusalem for Passover Jesus Christ
8. 30 Entered the region of Tyre and Sidon Jesus Christ
9. 30 Faced Pilate at the Gabbatha/Lithostrōtos Jesus Christ
10. 30 Landed at Gennesaret Jesus Christ
11. 30 Passed through the Decapolis Jesus Christ
12. 30 Reached Caesarea Philippi Jesus Christ
13. 30 Stopped near Jericho Jesus Christ
14. 30 Traveled through Perea toward Jerusalem Jesus Christ
15. 30 Visited Bethany before the final entry Jesus Christ
16. 30 Went to Gethsemane and was arrested Jesus Christ
17. 30 Withdrew near Bethsaida Jesus Christ
18. 30 Calling at the tax-collection station Matthew the Apostle
19. 30 Prayer with the apostles after the ascension Matthew the Apostle
20. 30 Early leadership of the Jerusalem community Saint Peter
21. 30 Crucified at Golgotha Jesus Christ
22. 31 Conversion on the road to Damascus Paul the Apostle
23. 31 Persecution of the Jerusalem community Paul the Apostle
24. 31 Recovery and baptism at Damascus Paul the Apostle
25. 31 Return from Egypt Seneca the Younger
26. 32 Sojourn in Arabia Paul the Apostle
27. 35 First post-conversion visit to Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
28. 35 Meeting Paul in Jerusalem Saint Peter
29. 37 Birth at Antium Nero
30. 40 Traditional preaching at Caesaraugusta James the Great
31. 41 Exile under Claudius Seneca the Younger
32. 42 Traditional arrival in Rome Saint Peter
33. 44 Death under Herod Agrippa James the Great
34. 44 Mission base at Antioch Paul the Apostle
35. 44 Imprisonment under Herod Agrippa I Saint Peter
36. 45 Famine-relief journey to Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
37. 46 Arrival at Perga Paul the Apostle
38. 46 Departure from Antioch on first mission Paul the Apostle
39. 46 Mission in Cyprus Paul the Apostle
40. 46 Synagogue address at Pisidian Antioch Paul the Apostle
41. 46 Junior officer in Germania Inferior Pliny the Elder
42. 47 Chauci campaign and Maas-Rhine canal Pliny the Elder
43. 48 Incident at Antioch Saint Peter
44. 49 Council of Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
45. 49 Return to Antioch after first mission Paul the Apostle
46. 49 Second journey begins from Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
47. 49 Visit to Derbe with Silas Paul the Apostle
48. 49 Visit to Lystra and recruitment of Timothy Paul the Apostle
49. 49 Visit to Tarsus with Silas Paul the Apostle
50. 49 Recall to Nero's court Seneca the Younger

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