Historical figures in Rome
The atlas holds 173 people and 384 moments here, from 211 BC to 2025. The most recorded lives are Augustus, Galileo Galilei and Michelangelo. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Philosophers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Cleopatra
from 46 BC to 44 BC
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Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (born early 69 BC, possibly late 70 BC; died 10 or 12 August 30 BC) was the last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt.…
Constantine the Great
from 312 to 326
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Roman emperor from 306 to 337. Born at Naissus, Constantine served under Diocletian and Galerius in the eastern empire, joined his father in Britain,…
Dalida
in 1966
1 moment here
Dalida, born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was an Egyptian-born Italian-French singer, actress and model.…
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…
Desmond Tutu
in 1981
1 moment here
South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…
Diana, Princess of Wales
in 1985
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Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…
Diego Maradona
from 1987 to 2014
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Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…
Diego Rivera
in 1920
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Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera was a central figure in Mexican muralism. His documented movements include study in Mexico and Europe, work…
Diego Velázquez
from 1630 to 1650
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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…
Edgar Lungu
in 2016
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Edgar Chagwa Lungu was a Zambian lawyer and politician who served as Zambia's sixth president from 2015 to 2021.…
Edmund Barton
in 1902
1 moment here
Australian barrister, federation leader, first prime minister of Australia (1901–1903), and founding justice of the High Court of Australia.…
Eleanor Roosevelt
in 1955
1 moment here
American political figure, diplomat, activist, and First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945.…
Elizabeth II
in 1980
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Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
Elizabeth Taylor
from 1962 to 1967
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British-American actress and HIV/AIDS activist. Born in London, Taylor moved to Southern California in 1939, became a major Hollywood star, worked…
Émile Zola
in 1894
1 moment here
French novelist, journalist, and leading naturalist writer. Born in Paris, Zola spent formative years in Aix-en-Provence before returning to Paris;…
Enrico Fermi
from 1901 to 1934
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Italian and naturalized-American physicist whose documented movements trace a path from Rome and Pisa through European study in Göttingen and Leiden,…
Epictetus
in 93
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Greek Stoic philosopher, born enslaved at Hierapolis in Phrygia, later active in Rome, and founder of a philosophical school at Nicopolis in Epirus.…
Erwin Schrödinger
in 1938
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Austrian-Irish theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate whose work on wave mechanics and the Schrödinger equation became foundational to quantum…
Eusébio
in 1967
1 moment here
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (1942–2014) was a Portuguese footballer, born in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), who became Benfica's record goalscorer and…
Eva Perón
in 1947
1 moment here
María Eva Duarte de Perón, known as Eva or Evita Perón, was an Argentine actress, political leader, social-welfare organizer, and First Lady of…
Federico Fellini
from 1933 to 1993
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Italian film director and screenwriter whose career developed from caricature and comic writing in Rimini and Rome into internationally influential…
Florence Nightingale
in 1847
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English social reformer, statistician, and nursing pioneer. Nightingale’s documented movements span childhood homes in England; travel and nursing…
Francisco Goya
from 1769 to 1771
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Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was born at Fuendetodos, Aragon, and died at Bordeaux, France.…
Moments
- 60 House arrest and preaching at Rome Paul the Apostle
- 62 Retirement on country estates Seneca the Younger
- 64 Death at Rome Paul the Apostle
- 64 Witnessing construction of the Domus Aurea Pliny the Elder
- 64 Traditional crucifixion on Vatican Hill Saint Peter
- 64 Return to fire-stricken Rome Nero
- 65 Death under Nero Seneca the Younger
- 65 Imperial sentence at country house outside Rome Seneca the Younger
- 66 Coronation of Tiridates in the Roman Forum Nero
- 67 Triumphal-style return to Rome Nero
- 67 Residence and literary work under Nero Pliny the Elder
- 68 Panic return to Rome Nero
- 68 Flight to Phaon's villa and death Nero
- 70 Visit to Rome with Lucius Mestrius Florus Plutarch
- 88 Secular Games service Tacitus
- 93 Teaching philosophy in Rome Epictetus
- 97 Funeral oration for Verginius Rufus Tacitus
- 100 Prosecution of Marius Priscus Tacitus
- 104 Return to Rome Tacitus
- 118 Returns to Rome as emperor Hadrian
- 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
- 244 Settlement and teaching in Rome Plotinus
- 253 Ceremonial appearance as co-emperor Gallienus
- 260 Return to the imperial capital Gallienus
- 312 Enters Rome in triumph Constantine the Great
- 312 Wins at the Milvian Bridge Constantine the Great
- 312 Winters in Rome Constantine the Great
- 317 Residence at the Palatium Sessorianum Helena, mother of Constantine I
- 326 Returns to Rome for the vicennalia Constantine the Great
- 330 Death at Rome Helena, mother of Constantine I
- 383 Move to Rome Augustine of Hippo
- 388 Study of monastic life in Rome Augustine of Hippo
- 472 Siege of Rome with Ricimer Odoacer
- 708 Death at Rome Pope Sisinnius
- 731 Roman synods against iconoclasm Pope Gregory III
- 732 Synod at St. Peter's Pope Gregory III
- 737 Meeting with Boniface Pope Gregory III
- 741 Death in Rome Pope Gregory III
- 774 Celebrated Easter in Rome Charlemagne
- 774 Swore oaths at Saint Peter's Charlemagne
- 781 Traveled to Rome with his family Charlemagne
- 800 Met Leo III outside Rome Charlemagne
- 800 Crowned emperor at Saint Peter's Charlemagne