Historical figures in Nola

The atlas holds 11 people and 18 moments here, from 216 BC to 1917. The most recorded lives are Hannibal, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Hans Christian Andersen. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Military Leaders, across the Ancient World and the Industrial Revolution.

Notable people

1. Augustus

   in 14

   1 moment here

   Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…

2. Cicero

   from 51 BC to 44 BC

   2 moments here

   Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC) was a Roman lawyer, orator, philosopher, consul, provincial governor, and defender of the late Republic.…

3. Giordano Bruno

   in 1548

   1 moment here

   Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…

4. Hannibal

   from 216 BC to 214 BC

   3 moments 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…

5. Hannibal

   from 216 BC to 215 BC

   2 moments here

   Hannibal (Hannibal Barca) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, born at Carthage in 247 BC.…

6. Hans Christian Andersen

   in 1834

   2 moments here

   Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…

7. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

   in 1787

   1 moment here

   German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

8. Michael Faraday

   in 1814

   1 moment here

   English chemist and physicist whose experimental work transformed the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.…

9. Pablo Picasso

   in 1917

   1 moment here

   Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…

10. Pliny the Elder

    in 79

    2 moments here

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

11. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    in 1770

    2 moments here

    Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

Moments

1. 216 BC Makes first attempt on Nola Hannibal
2. 216 BC First attempt on Nola Hannibal
3. 215 BC Returns to Nola Hannibal
4. 215 BC Second attempt on Nola Hannibal
5. 214 BC Makes third attempt on Nola Hannibal
6. 51 BC Departs his Pompeian villa Cicero
7. 44 BC Stays at Pompeii Cicero
8. 14 Dies while visiting Nola Augustus
9. 79 Arrival at Stabiae Pliny the Elder
10. 79 Death at Stabiae Pliny the Elder
11. 1548 Birth at Nola Giordano Bruno
12. 1770 Visits Pompeii Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
13. 1770 Visits Vesuvius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
14. 1787 Climbs Vesuvius during an eruption Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
15. 1814 Ascent of Vesuvius Michael Faraday
16. 1834 Climbs Mount Vesuvius Hans Christian Andersen
17. 1834 Explores Pompeii Hans Christian Andersen
18. 1917 Visits Pompeii Pablo Picasso

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