Writers of the Ancient World
The atlas holds 32 people and 482 moments here, from 620 BC to 430.
Moments
- 145 BC Birth at Xiayang Sima Qian
- 126 BC Departure from Chang'an on research tour Sima Qian
- 126 BC Search for Shun's burial place in the Jiuyi Mountains Sima Qian
- 126 BC Search for Yu's burial place at Mount Xianglu Sima Qian
- 126 BC Study in Qufu Sima Qian
- 126 BC Visit to Han Xin's grave at Huaiyin Sima Qian
- 126 BC Visit to the Miluo River Sima Qian
- 110 BC Journey to Luoyang to join Emperor Wu Sima Qian
- 110 BC Report to authorities at Chang'an Sima Qian
- 106 BC Born at Arpinum Cicero
- 100 BC Born in Rome Julius Caesar
- 90 BC Serves in the Social War Cicero
- 87 BC Studies with Philo in Rome Cicero
- 82 BC Hides in the Sabine country Julius Caesar
- 81 BC Serves at Nicomedes' court Julius Caesar
- 80 BC Fights at Mytilene Julius Caesar
- 79 BC Studies oratory in Asia Minor Cicero
- 79 BC Studies philosophy at Athens Cicero
- 79 BC Trains with Molon at Rhodes Cicero
- 78 BC Returns to Rome after Sulla's death Julius Caesar
- 77 BC Returns to Rome from eastern studies Cicero
- 75 BC Finds Archimedes' tomb at Syracuse Cicero
- 75 BC Serves as quaestor at Lilybaeum Cicero
- 75 BC Captured near Pharmacusa Julius Caesar
- 75 BC Launches pursuit from Miletus Julius Caesar
- 75 BC Studies rhetoric on Rhodes Julius Caesar
- 75 BC Takes pirates from Pergamum prison Julius Caesar
- 74 BC Returns to Asia during Mithridatic attack Julius Caesar
- 70 BC Collects evidence across Sicily Cicero
- 70 BC Prosecutes Verres at Rome Cicero
- 68 BC Writes from Rome Cicero
- 67 BC Stays at Tusculum Cicero
- 65 BC Birth at Venusia Horace
- 63 BC Accompanies Lentulus to the Tullianum Cicero
- 61 BC Writes from Rome after his consulship Cicero
- 61 BC Governs Farther Spain Julius Caesar
- 60 BC Retreats to Tusculum Cicero
- 59 BC Serves as consul in Rome Julius Caesar
- 59 BC Resides at Formiae Cicero
- 59 BC Stays at Antium Cicero
- 59 BC Stops at Forum Appii Cicero
- 59 BC Stops at Tres Tabernae Cicero
- 59 BC Writes from Tusculum Cicero
- 59 BC Returns to Rome Cicero
- 58 BC Arrives near Geneva Julius Caesar
- 58 BC Crosses the Saône after attacking the Helvetii Julius Caesar
- 58 BC Seizes Vesontio Julius Caesar
- 58 BC Passes through Thurium in exile Cicero
- 58 BC Travels through Vibo Cicero
- 58 BC Waits at Brundisium during exile Cicero