Historical figures in Sanctuary of Apollo
The atlas holds 5 people and 6 moments here, from 564 BC to 95. The most recorded lives are Plutarch, Aesop and Nero. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Historians, across the Ancient World and Classical Greece.
Notable people
Aesop
in 564 BC
1 moment here
Greek fabulist and storyteller traditionally credited with Aesop’s Fables. His historical existence and biography are uncertain; this atlas records…
Nero
in 67
1 moment here
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was Roman emperor from 13 October 54 to 9 June 68. This chronology records securely documented physical…
Philip II of Macedon
in 338 BC
1 moment here
King of Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC. Philip transformed Macedon into the dominant power in Greece through military reform,…
Pindar
in 490 BC
1 moment here
Ancient Greek lyric poet from Boeotia, celebrated chiefly for victory odes composed for patrons across the Greek world.…
Plutarch
from 67 to 95
2 moments 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
- 564 BC Death at Delphi Aesop
- 490 BC Pythian Games attendance Pindar
- 338 BC Capture of Amphissa Philip II of Macedon
- 67 Visit to Delphi Nero
- 67 Visit with Ammonius during Nero's Greek tour Plutarch
- 95 Appointment as priest of Apollo Plutarch