Alexandria in the Ancient World
The atlas holds 15 people and 32 moments here, from 331 BC to 415. The most recorded lives are Cleopatra, Hypatia and Augustus.
Notable people
Alexander the Great
in 331 BC
1 moment here
Alexander III of Macedon (356–323 BCE), known as Alexander the Great, became king of Macedon in 336 BCE and campaigned from the Balkans through the…
Archimedes
in 269 BC
1 moment here
Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor associated above all with Syracuse in Sicily.…
Augustus
in 30 BC
3 moments here
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
Catherine of Alexandria
from 287 to 305
2 moments here
Catherine of Alexandria is a traditionally venerated Christian virgin martyr associated with Alexandria in Roman Egypt.…
Cleopatra
from 69 BC to 30 BC
9 moments here
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (born early 69 BC, possibly late 70 BC; died 10 or 12 August 30 BC) was the last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt.…
Eratosthenes
from 245 BC to 194 BC
2 moments here
Ancient Greek polymath of Cyrene whose documented life is associated with Cyrene, Athens, and Alexandria.…
Euclid
in 300 BC
1 moment here
Ancient Greek mathematician and geometer, conventionally known as Euclid of Alexandria. Biographical evidence is exceptionally sparse: his birthplace…
Galen
in 153
1 moment here
Galen of Pergamon was a Greek physician, surgeon, medical author, and philosopher active in the Roman Empire.…
Hypatia
from 370 to 415
5 moments here
Hypatia was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, and teacher. Her birth is disputed, with estimates ranging from about 350 to…
Julius Caesar
in 48 BC
1 moment here
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman politician, general, orator and author whose career spanned the late Roman Republic.…
Marcus Aurelius
in 175
1 moment here
Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher. This chronology records securely attested physical presence from his birth and Roman residences…
Plotinus
in 232
1 moment here
Plotinus was a Greek-speaking philosopher from Roman Egypt and the foundational figure of Neoplatonism.…
Ptolemy
from 127 to 141
2 moments here
Claudius Ptolemy was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and music theorist.…
Pyrrhus of Epirus
in 298 BC
1 moment here
Pyrrhus (c. 319–272 BC) was an Aeacid king of Epirus and a major Hellenistic military leader.…
Strabo
in 25 BC
1 moment 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…
Moments
- 331 BC Laid out Alexandria Alexander the Great
- 300 BC Mathematical career in Alexandria Euclid
- 298 BC Hostage at Alexandria Pyrrhus of Epirus
- 269 BC Studies in Alexandria Archimedes
- 245 BC Arrival in Alexandria as royal tutor Eratosthenes
- 194 BC Death in Alexandria Eratosthenes
- 69 BC Born in Alexandria Cleopatra
- 49 BC Fought for control of Alexandria Cleopatra
- 48 BC Entered Alexandria's royal quarter Cleopatra
- 48 BC Arrives at Alexandria Julius Caesar
- 41 BC Wintered with Antony in Alexandria Cleopatra
- 34 BC Enthroned at the Donations of Alexandria Cleopatra
- 31 BC Sailed into Alexandria's harbor Cleopatra
- 30 BC Arrives to besiege Alexandria Augustus
- 30 BC Visits Alexander the Great’s tomb Augustus
- 30 BC Defeats Antony at Alexandria Augustus
- 30 BC Barricaded herself in her tomb Cleopatra
- 30 BC Died in the Alexandrian royal precinct Cleopatra
- 30 BC Escorted from the tomb to the palace Cleopatra
- 25 BC Residence in Alexandria Strabo
- 127 Earliest exactly dated astronomical observation Ptolemy
- 141 Last exactly dated astronomical observation Ptolemy
- 153 Advanced study at Alexandria Galen
- 175 Stay in Alexandria Marcus Aurelius
- 232 Philosophical study in Alexandria Plotinus
- 287 Traditional birth in Alexandria Catherine of Alexandria
- 305 Traditional martyrdom and death in Alexandria Catherine of Alexandria
- 370 Born in Alexandria Hypatia
- 393 Teaches Synesius in Alexandria Hypatia
- 400 Leads the Platonist school Hypatia
- 415 Murdered in the Caesareum Hypatia
- 415 Waylaid while returning home Hypatia