Historical figures in Modena
The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 77 BC to 1690. The most recorded lives are Augustus, Niccolò Machiavelli and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Among them Political Leaders, Historians and Writers, across the Age of Exploration and the Ancient World.
Notable people
Augustus
in 43 BC
1 moment here
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
Diego Velázquez
in 1649
1 moment here
Spanish Baroque painter and court artist to Philip IV of Spain. Born in Seville, he trained there before establishing his long-term home and career…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
in 1690
1 moment here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
Niccolò Machiavelli
in 1521
1 moment here
Florentine diplomat, civil servant, political theorist, playwright, and historian of the Italian Renaissance.…
Pompey
in 77 BC
1 moment here
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, known as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a Roman general and statesman of the late Roman Republic.…
Moments
- 77 BC Siege of Mutina Pompey
- 43 BC Campaigns to relieve Mutina Augustus
- 1521 Franciscan chapter mission Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1649 Second Italian journey: Modena Diego Velázquez
- 1690 Este archives at Modena Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz