Historical figures in Cyrene

The atlas holds 3 people and 3 moments here, from 276 BC to 12. The most recorded lives are Hannibal, Eratosthenes and Mark the Evangelist. Among them Writers, Military Leaders and Philosophers, across the Ancient World and the Roman Empire.

Notable people

  1. Eratosthenes

    in 276 BC

    1 moment here

    Ancient Greek polymath of Cyrene whose documented life is associated with Cyrene, Athens, and Alexandria.…

  2. Hannibal

    in 193 BC

    1 moment here

    Hannibal Barca was a Carthaginian general and statesman best known for leading an army from Iberia across the Alps into Italy during the Second Punic…

  3. Mark the Evangelist

    in 12

    1 moment here

    Christian saint traditionally identified with John Mark of Acts and traditionally credited with the Gospel of Mark.…

Moments

  1. 276 BC Birth at Cyrene Eratosthenes
  2. 193 BC Secretly lands near Cyrene Hannibal
  3. 12 Traditional birth at Cyrene Mark the Evangelist

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