Political Leaders of the Ancient World
The atlas holds 17 people and 551 moments here, from 1281 BC to 337. The most recorded lives are Constantine the Great, Cicero and Alexander the Great.
Notable people
Constantine the Great
from 272 to 337
96 moments here
Roman emperor from 306 to 337. Born at Naissus, Constantine served under Diocletian and Galerius in the eastern empire, joined his father in Britain,…
Cicero
from 106 BC to 43 BC
83 moments here
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC) was a Roman lawyer, orator, philosopher, consul, provincial governor, and defender of the late Republic.…
Alexander the Great
from 356 BC to 323 BC
54 moments here
Alexander III of Macedon (356–323 BCE), known as Alexander the Great, became king of Macedon in 336 BCE and campaigned from the Balkans through the…
Augustus
from 63 BC to 14
51 moments here
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
Julius Caesar
from 100 BC to 44 BC
50 moments here
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman politician, general, orator and author whose career spanned the late Roman Republic.…
Hannibal
from 247 BC to 183 BC
43 moments 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…
Qin Shi Huang
from 259 BC to 210 BC
34 moments here
Born Zhao Zheng at Handan, he became king of Qin as a child, completed the conquest of the rival Warring States, and proclaimed himself China’s First…
Hannibal
from 247 BC to 183 BC
32 moments here
Hannibal (Hannibal Barca) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, born at Carthage in 247 BC.…
Nero
from 37 to 68
19 moments here
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was Roman emperor from 13 October 54 to 9 June 68. This chronology records securely documented physical…
Marcus Aurelius
from 121 to 180
18 moments here
Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher. This chronology records securely attested physical presence from his birth and Roman residences…
Hadrian
from 76 to 138
18 moments here
Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian traveled extensively through the Roman Empire, inspecting frontiers and armies, intervening in provincial…
Ramesses II
from 1281 BC to 1213 BC
17 moments here
Ramesses II, commonly called Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty.…
Ashoka
from 304 BC to 249 BC
12 moments here
Ashoka was the third Mauryan emperor, ruling most of the Indian subcontinent from approximately 268 to 232 BCE.…
Seneca the Younger
from 5 to 65
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca, commonly called Seneca the Younger, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, writer, and statesman.…
Sophocles
from 480 BC to 406 BC
5 moments here
Ancient Athenian tragic playwright, probably born at Colonus in Attica and active chiefly in Athens.…
Pythagoras
from 570 BC to 490 BC
5 moments here
Ancient Greek philosopher and founder of the Pythagorean way of life. The surviving evidence for his biography is sparse and often contradictory;…
Tacitus
from 88 to 112
5 moments here
Publius Cornelius Tacitus was a Roman historian, senator, orator, and provincial governor. His birth date and place are uncertain; he was probably…
Moments
- 570 BC Birth and early years on Samos Pythagoras
- 530 BC Emigration to Croton Pythagoras
- 510 BC Departure from Croton amid anti-Pythagorean violence Pythagoras
- 510 BC Flight to Metapontum Pythagoras
- 490 BC Death at Metapontum Pythagoras
- 480 BC Victory paean after Salamis Sophocles
- 468 BC First Dionysia victory Sophocles
- 440 BC Samian campaign Sophocles
- 420 BC Reception of Asclepius at his house Sophocles
- 406 BC Mourning appearance at the City Dionysia proagon Sophocles
- 356 BC Born at Pella Alexander the Great
- 343 BC Studied at Mieza Alexander the Great
- 338 BC Fought at Chaeronea Alexander the Great
- 337 BC Withdrew into Illyria Alexander the Great
- 336 BC Met Diogenes at Corinth Alexander the Great
- 335 BC Crossed the Danube Alexander the Great
- 335 BC Encamped before Thebes Alexander the Great
- 334 BC Advanced to Sardis Alexander the Great
- 334 BC Arrived at Ephesus Alexander the Great
- 334 BC Besieged Halicarnassus Alexander the Great
- 334 BC Besieged Miletus Alexander the Great
- 334 BC Fought at the Granicus Alexander the Great
- 334 BC Reached Phaselis Alexander the Great
- 334 BC Visited Troy Alexander the Great
- 333 BC Marched to Side Alexander the Great
- 333 BC Occupied Issus Alexander the Great
- 333 BC Recovered at Tarsus Alexander the Great
- 333 BC Stayed at Gordium Alexander the Great
- 332 BC Besieged Tyre Alexander the Great
- 332 BC Captured Gaza Alexander the Great
- 331 BC Crossed the Euphrates Alexander the Great
- 331 BC Laid out Alexandria Alexander the Great
- 331 BC Reached Susa Alexander the Great
- 331 BC Returned to Tyre Alexander the Great
- 331 BC Stayed at Memphis Alexander the Great
- 331 BC Visited Siwa Alexander the Great
- 331 BC Entered Babylon Alexander the Great
- 331 BC Fought at Gaugamela Alexander the Great
- 330 BC Campaigned in Hyrcania Alexander the Great
- 330 BC Reached Persepolis Alexander the Great
- 330 BC Reached Drangiana Alexander the Great
- 329 BC Crossed the Oxus Alexander the Great
- 329 BC Entered Bactria Alexander the Great
- 329 BC Founded Alexandria Eschate Alexander the Great
- 328 BC Wintered at Bactra Alexander the Great
- 327 BC Stayed at Maracanda Alexander the Great
- 327 BC Stayed at Nautaca Alexander the Great
- 326 BC Encamped on the Hydaspes Alexander the Great
- 326 BC Reached Taxila Alexander the Great
- 326 BC Campaigned in the Swat Valley Alexander the Great