Scientists of the Roman Empire

The atlas holds 3 people and 16 moments here, from 5 to 415. The most recorded lives are Seneca the Younger, Hypatia and Ptolemy.

Notable people

1. 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.…

2. 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…

3. Ptolemy

   from 127 to 141

   2 moments here

   Claudius Ptolemy was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and music theorist.…

Moments

1. 5 Childhood residence and education Seneca the Younger
2. 20 Convalescence with his aunt Seneca the Younger
3. 31 Return from Egypt Seneca the Younger
4. 41 Exile under Claudius Seneca the Younger
5. 49 Recall to Nero's court Seneca the Younger
6. 62 Retirement on country estates Seneca the Younger
7. 65 Death under Nero Seneca the Younger
8. 65 Imperial sentence at country house outside Rome Seneca the Younger
9. 65 Return from Campania Seneca the Younger
10. 127 Earliest exactly dated astronomical observation Ptolemy
11. 141 Last exactly dated astronomical observation Ptolemy
12. 370 Born in Alexandria Hypatia
13. 393 Teaches Synesius in Alexandria Hypatia
14. 400 Leads the Platonist school Hypatia
15. 415 Murdered in the Caesareum Hypatia
16. 415 Waylaid while returning home Hypatia

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