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
Augustus
in 37 BC
1 moment here
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
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.…
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…
Hannibal
in 212 BC
1 moment here
Hannibal (Hannibal Barca) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, born at Carthage in 247 BC.…
Plato
in 387 BC
1 moment here
Ancient Greek philosopher of Classical Athens, student of Socrates, teacher of Aristotle, and founder of the Academy.…
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
- 387 BC Travels through southern Italy Plato
- 280 BC Winter at Tarentum Pyrrhus of Epirus
- 212 BC Capture of Tarentum Hannibal
- 212 BC Captures Tarentum Hannibal
- 51 BC Meets Pompey at Tarentum Cicero
- 37 BC Meets Antony at Tarentum Augustus