Philosophers in Rome
The atlas holds 30 people and 94 moments here, from 211 BC to 2025. The most recorded lives are Galileo Galilei, Cicero and Pope John Paul II.
Notable people
Arthur Schopenhauer
in 1819
1 moment here
German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…
Augustine of Hippo
from 383 to 388
2 moments here
Aurelius Augustinus, known as Augustine of Hippo, was a North African rhetorician, Christian theologian, philosopher, priest, and bishop.…
Cicero
from 87 BC to 47 BC
10 moments here
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC) was a Roman lawyer, orator, philosopher, consul, provincial governor, and defender of the late Republic.…
Dante Alighieri
from 1300 to 1301
2 moments here
Florentine poet, prose writer, philosopher, and statesman whose Divine Comedy became a foundational work of Italian and European literature.…
Desiderius Erasmus
in 1509
1 moment here
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…
Friedrich Nietzsche
in 1882
1 moment here
German philosopher, classical philologist, cultural critic, poet, and author. Born in Röcken, Nietzsche was educated at Schulpforta and Leipzig,…
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
in 1863
1 moment here
Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…
Galen
from 162 to 169
2 moments here
Galen of Pergamon was a Greek physician, surgeon, medical author, and philosopher active in the Roman Empire.…
Galileo Galilei
from 1611 to 1633
11 moments here
Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, mathematician, and natural philosopher. Born in Pisa, Galileo was educated in Tuscany, taught mathematics at…
Giordano Bruno
from 1576 to 1600
3 moments here
Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
in 1689
2 moments here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
Hannibal
in 211 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…
Horace
in 8 BC
1 moment here
Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known as Horace, was a Roman lyric poet, satirist, and former republican military tribune.…
Jean-Paul Sartre
in 1933
1 moment here
French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
from 1786 to 1787
3 moments here
German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…
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 121 to 176
6 moments here
Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher. This chronology records securely attested physical presence from his birth and Roman residences…
Martin Luther
in 1510
1 moment here
German Augustinian friar, priest, theologian, professor, translator, and leading figure of the Protestant Reformation.…
Michel de Montaigne
from 1580 to 1581
5 moments here
French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…
Montesquieu
in 1729
2 moments here
Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…
Niccolò Machiavelli
from 1503 to 1525
2 moments here
Florentine diplomat, civil servant, political theorist, playwright, and historian of the Italian Renaissance.…
Nicolaus Copernicus
in 1500
1 moment here
Renaissance astronomer, canon, physician, administrator, and economist whose heliocentric model placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the…
Petrarch
from 1337 to 1350
3 moments here
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…
Plutarch
in 70
1 moment here
Greek Platonist philosopher, biographer, essayist, magistrate, and Delphic priest. He was born at Chaeronea between 45 and 47 CE and died after 119…
Moments
- 211 BC Marches to the gates of Rome Hannibal
- 87 BC Studies with Philo in Rome Cicero
- 77 BC Returns to Rome from eastern studies Cicero
- 70 BC Prosecutes Verres at Rome Cicero
- 68 BC Writes from Rome Cicero
- 63 BC Accompanies Lentulus to the Tullianum Cicero
- 61 BC Writes from Rome after his consulship Cicero
- 59 BC Returns to Rome Cicero
- 57 BC Re-enters Rome after exile Cicero
- 49 BC Arrives outside Rome with imperium Cicero
- 47 BC Returns to Rome after Caesar's victory Cicero
- 8 BC Death in Rome Horace
- 5 Childhood residence and education Seneca the Younger
- 31 Return from Egypt Seneca the Younger
- 49 Recall to Nero's court Seneca the Younger
- 62 Retirement on country estates Seneca the Younger
- 65 Death under Nero Seneca the Younger
- 65 Imperial sentence at country house outside Rome Seneca the Younger
- 70 Visit to Rome with Lucius Mestrius Florus Plutarch
- 121 Birth on the Caelian Hill Marcus Aurelius
- 138 Move into Hadrian's imperial residence Marcus Aurelius
- 138 Residence as imperial heir Marcus Aurelius
- 161 Accession ceremony at the Praetorian camp Marcus Aurelius
- 162 First residence in Rome Galen
- 169 Second stay in Rome and imperial household Galen
- 169 Return with Lucius Verus's body Marcus Aurelius
- 176 Triumph after the eastern tour Marcus Aurelius
- 383 Move to Rome Augustine of Hippo
- 388 Study of monastic life in Rome Augustine of Hippo
- 1244 Meeting the Dominican master general in Rome Thomas Aquinas
- 1265 Papal theologian and teacher at Santa Sabina Thomas Aquinas
- 1300 Observed Jubilee crowds in Rome Dante Alighieri
- 1301 Joined the embassy to Pope Boniface VIII Dante Alighieri
- 1337 First Roman visit Petrarch
- 1341 Poet laureate at Rome Petrarch
- 1350 Jubilee visit to Rome Petrarch
- 1500 Jubilee-year stay in Rome Nicolaus Copernicus
- 1503 Papal-conclave mission Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1509 Visits to Rome Desiderius Erasmus
- 1510 Undertakes mission to Rome Martin Luther
- 1525 Presentation of Florentine Histories Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1576 Lodging at Santa Maria sopra Minerva Giordano Bruno
- 1580 Arrival in Rome at Porta del Popolo Michel de Montaigne
- 1580 Audience with Pope Gregory XIII Michel de Montaigne
- 1580 Roman lodging near Santa Lucia della Tinta Michel de Montaigne
- 1581 Treatment at the Roman baths Michel de Montaigne
- 1581 Departure from Rome for home Michel de Montaigne
- 1593 Transfer to the Roman Inquisition prison Giordano Bruno
- 1600 Execution at Campo de' Fiori Giordano Bruno
- 1611 Visited the Collegium Romanum Galileo Galilei