Nola in the Ancient World

The atlas holds 5 people and 10 moments here, from 216 BC to 79. The most recorded lives are Hannibal, Cicero and Hannibal.

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. 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…

4. 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.…

5. 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.…

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

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