Historical figures in Brindisi
The atlas holds 8 people and 13 moments here, from 62 BC to 1931. The most recorded lives are Cicero, Virgil and Marcus Aurelius. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Philosophers, across the Ancient World and the Roman Empire.
Notable people
Augustus
in 30 BC
1 moment here
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
Cicero
from 58 BC to 51 BC
3 moments here
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC) was a Roman lawyer, orator, philosopher, consul, provincial governor, and defender of the late Republic.…
Horace
in 37 BC
1 moment here
Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known as Horace, was a Roman lyric poet, satirist, and former republican military tribune.…
Julius Caesar
in 49 BC
1 moment here
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman politician, general, orator and author whose career spanned the late Roman Republic.…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1931
1 moment here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Marcus Aurelius
from 163 to 176
2 moments here
Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher. This chronology records securely attested physical presence from his birth and Roman residences…
Pompey
from 62 BC to 49 BC
2 moments here
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, known as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a Roman general and statesman of the late Roman Republic.…
Virgil
from 36 BC to 19 BC
2 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
- 62 BC Arrival at Brundisium Pompey
- 58 BC Waits at Brundisium during exile Cicero
- 57 BC Lands at Brundisium after recall Cicero
- 51 BC Delayed at Brundisium Cicero
- 49 BC Advances to Brundisium Julius Caesar
- 49 BC Withdrawal to Brundisium Pompey
- 37 BC Journey ends at Brundisium Horace
- 36 BC Reached Brundisium with Horace's party Virgil
- 30 BC Stops at Brundisium during the soldiers’ mutiny Augustus
- 19 BC Landed gravely ill at Brundisium Virgil
- 163 Seeing Lucilla's party off east Marcus Aurelius
- 176 Landfall at Brundisium Marcus Aurelius
- 1931 Attends Brindisi cultural function Mahatma Gandhi