Political Leaders of the Ancient World

The atlas holds 17 people and 551 moments here, from 1281 BC to 337.

Moments

  1. 30 BC Visits Alexander the Great’s tomb Augustus
  2. 30 BC Winters on Samos after Actium Augustus
  3. 30 BC Defeats Antony at Alexandria Augustus
  4. 29 BC Celebrates three Roman triumphs Augustus
  5. 27 BC Leaves Rome for Gaul Augustus
  6. 27 BC Maintains his principal Palatine residence Augustus
  7. 26 BC Campaigns personally against the Cantabrians Augustus
  8. 26 BC Governs from Tarraco Augustus
  9. 25 BC Retires ill to Tarraco Augustus
  10. 22 BC Receives Kushite peace envoys on Samos Augustus
  11. 22 BC Tours Sicily instead of seeking the consulship Augustus
  12. 16 BC Begins a three-year stay in Gaul Augustus
  13. 14 BC Works from Lugdunum and the Rhine frontier Augustus
  14. 9 BC Delivers a eulogy for Drusus Augustus
  15. 4 Adopts Tiberius in Rome Augustus
  16. 5 Childhood residence and education Seneca the Younger
  17. 14 Attends games at Naples Augustus
  18. 14 Begins his final journey at Astura Augustus
  19. 14 Spends four days at his Capri villa Augustus
  20. 14 Dies while visiting Nola Augustus
  21. 20 Convalescence with his aunt Seneca the Younger
  22. 31 Return from Egypt Seneca the Younger
  23. 37 Birth at Antium Nero
  24. 41 Exile under Claudius Seneca the Younger
  25. 49 Recall to Nero's court Seneca the Younger
  26. 54 Accession before the Praetorian cohort Nero
  27. 59 Festival stay at Baiae Nero
  28. 62 Retirement on country estates Seneca the Younger
  29. 65 Death under Nero Seneca the Younger
  30. 65 Imperial sentence at country house outside Rome Seneca the Younger
  31. 65 Return from Campania Seneca the Younger
  32. 88 Secular Games service Tacitus
  33. 97 Funeral oration for Verginius Rufus Tacitus
  34. 100 Prosecution of Marius Priscus Tacitus
  35. 104 Return to Rome Tacitus
  36. 112 Proconsulship of Asia Tacitus
  37. 121 Birth on the Caelian Hill Marcus Aurelius
  38. 138 Move into Hadrian's imperial residence Marcus Aurelius
  39. 138 Residence as imperial heir Marcus Aurelius
  40. 161 Accession ceremony at the Praetorian camp Marcus Aurelius
  41. 162 Escort of Lucius Verus Marcus Aurelius
  42. 163 Seeing Lucilla's party off east Marcus Aurelius
  43. 168 Danubian headquarters at Aquileia Marcus Aurelius
  44. 169 Retreat at Praeneste Marcus Aurelius
  45. 169 Return with Lucius Verus's body Marcus Aurelius
  46. 175 Command on the Pannonian frontier Marcus Aurelius
  47. 175 Faustina's death at Halala Marcus Aurelius
  48. 175 Stay in Alexandria Marcus Aurelius
  49. 176 Initiation at Athens Marcus Aurelius
  50. 176 Landfall at Brundisium Marcus Aurelius

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