Historical figures of the Roman Empire
The atlas holds 18 people and 324 moments here, from 27 BC to 430. The most recorded lives are Constantine the Great, Paul the Apostle and Jesus Christ. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders.
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,…
Paul the Apostle
from 5 to 64
45 moments here
Paul (Saul of Tarsus) was a first-century Jewish Christian apostle and missionary. The chronology below follows the traditional reconstruction used…
Jesus Christ
from 5 BC to 30
26 moments here
Jesus of Nazareth was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader in Roman Judaea. Most modern scholars agree that he existed historically;…
Augustine of Hippo
from 354 to 430
26 moments here
Aurelius Augustinus, known as Augustine of Hippo, was a North African rhetorician, Christian theologian, philosopher, priest, and bishop.…
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…
Galen
from 129 to 169
16 moments here
Galen of Pergamon was a Greek physician, surgeon, medical author, and philosopher active in the Roman Empire.…
Augustus
from 27 BC to 14
15 moments here
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
Seneca the Younger
from 5 to 65
9 moments here
Lucius Annaeus Seneca, commonly called Seneca the Younger, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, writer, and statesman.…
Ovid
from 8 to 17
8 moments here
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) was a Roman poet born at Sulmo. Educated in Rome, he later travelled in Greece, Asia Minor, and Sicily, though the…
Saint Peter
from 1 BC to 64
7 moments here
Simon Peter, also called Cephas, was a Galilean fisherman and leading figure among Jesus’ disciples and the early Jerusalem movement.…
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…
Hypatia
from 370 to 415
5 moments here
Hypatia was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, and teacher. Her birth is disputed, with estimates ranging from about 350 to…
Virgil
in 19 BC
4 moments here
Publius Vergilius Maro, known as Virgil, was a Roman poet of the Augustan age and the author of the Eclogues, Georgics, and Aeneid.…
Plutarch
from 66 to 95
4 moments here
Greek Platonist philosopher, biographer, essayist, magistrate, and Delphic priest. He was born at Chaeronea between 45 and 47 CE and died after 119…
Ptolemy
from 127 to 141
2 moments here
Claudius Ptolemy was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and music theorist.…
Horace
in 8 BC
1 moment here
Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known as Horace, was a Roman lyric poet, satirist, and former republican military tribune.…
Moments
- 27 BC Leaves Rome for Gaul Augustus
- 27 BC Maintains his principal Palatine residence Augustus
- 26 BC Campaigns personally against the Cantabrians Augustus
- 26 BC Governs from Tarraco Augustus
- 25 BC Retires ill to Tarraco Augustus
- 22 BC Receives Kushite peace envoys on Samos Augustus
- 22 BC Tours Sicily instead of seeking the consulship Augustus
- 19 BC Buried beside the road to Pozzuoli Virgil
- 19 BC Landed gravely ill at Brundisium Virgil
- 19 BC Met Augustus in Athens Virgil
- 19 BC Visited Megara and fell ill Virgil
- 16 BC Begins a three-year stay in Gaul Augustus
- 14 BC Works from Lugdunum and the Rhine frontier Augustus
- 9 BC Delivers a eulogy for Drusus Augustus
- 8 BC Death in Rome Horace
- 5 BC Born at Bethlehem Jesus Christ
- 1 BC Birth at Bethsaida Saint Peter
- 1 Grew up in Nazareth Jesus Christ
- 4 Adopts Tiberius in Rome Augustus
- 5 Birth at Tarsus Paul the Apostle
- 5 Childhood residence and education Seneca the Younger
- 8 Arrival at Samothrace Ovid
- 8 Banished from Rome Ovid
- 8 Embarkation at Cenchreae Ovid
- 8 Exile at Tomis Ovid
- 8 Overland across the Bistonian fields Ovid
- 8 Passage through the Hellespont Ovid
- 8 Transfer at Tempyra Ovid
- 14 Attends games at Naples Augustus
- 14 Begins his final journey at Astura Augustus
- 14 Spends four days at his Capri villa Augustus
- 14 Dies while visiting Nola Augustus
- 17 Death at Tomis Ovid
- 20 Education in Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
- 20 Convalescence with his aunt Seneca the Younger
- 29 Attended the wedding at Cana Jesus Christ
- 29 Baptized in the Jordan Jesus Christ
- 29 Called disciples by the Sea of Galilee Jesus Christ
- 29 Crossed to the Gerasa/Gadara region Jesus Christ
- 29 Entered Nain Jesus Christ
- 29 Forty days in the Judaean Desert Jesus Christ
- 29 Preached at Capernaum Jesus Christ
- 29 Returned to Galilee Jesus Christ
- 29 Returned to Nazareth Jesus Christ
- 30 Acted in the Second Temple Jesus Christ
- 30 Ate the Last Supper in Jerusalem Jesus Christ
- 30 Descended the Mount of Olives into Jerusalem Jesus Christ
- 30 Entered Jerusalem for Passover Jesus Christ
- 30 Entered the region of Tyre and Sidon Jesus Christ
- 30 Faced Pilate at the Gabbatha/Lithostrōtos Jesus Christ