Tarentum in the Ancient World

The atlas holds 6 people and 6 moments here, from 387 BC to 37 BC. The most recorded lives are Plato, Augustus and Cicero.

Notable people

  1. Augustus

    in 37 BC

    1 moment here

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

  2. Cicero

    in 51 BC

    1 moment here

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

  3. Hannibal

    in 212 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…

  4. Hannibal

    in 212 BC

    1 moment here

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

  5. Plato

    in 387 BC

    1 moment here

    Ancient Greek philosopher of Classical Athens, student of Socrates, teacher of Aristotle, and founder of the Academy.…

  6. Pyrrhus of Epirus

    in 280 BC

    1 moment here

    Pyrrhus (c. 319–272 BC) was an Aeacid king of Epirus and a major Hellenistic military leader.…

Moments

  1. 387 BC Travels through southern Italy Plato
  2. 280 BC Winter at Tarentum Pyrrhus of Epirus
  3. 212 BC Capture of Tarentum Hannibal
  4. 212 BC Captures Tarentum Hannibal
  5. 51 BC Meets Pompey at Tarentum Cicero
  6. 37 BC Meets Antony at Tarentum Augustus

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