Writers of the Roman Empire

The atlas holds 13 people and 164 moments here, from 19 BC to 430. The most recorded lives are Paul the Apostle, Augustine of Hippo and Nero.

Notable people

1. 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…

2. 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.…

3. 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…

4. 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…

5. 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…

6. 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.…

7. 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…

8. 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…

9. 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…

10. 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.…

11. 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…

12. Ptolemy

    from 127 to 141

    2 moments here

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

13. 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

1. 19 BC Buried beside the road to Pozzuoli Virgil
2. 19 BC Landed gravely ill at Brundisium Virgil
3. 19 BC Met Augustus in Athens Virgil
4. 19 BC Visited Megara and fell ill Virgil
5. 8 BC Death in Rome Horace
6. 5 Birth at Tarsus Paul the Apostle
7. 5 Childhood residence and education Seneca the Younger
8. 8 Arrival at Samothrace Ovid
9. 8 Banished from Rome Ovid
10. 8 Embarkation at Cenchreae Ovid
11. 8 Exile at Tomis Ovid
12. 8 Overland across the Bistonian fields Ovid
13. 8 Passage through the Hellespont Ovid
14. 8 Transfer at Tempyra Ovid
15. 17 Death at Tomis Ovid
16. 20 Education in Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
17. 20 Convalescence with his aunt Seneca the Younger
18. 31 Conversion on the road to Damascus Paul the Apostle
19. 31 Persecution of the Jerusalem community Paul the Apostle
20. 31 Recovery and baptism at Damascus Paul the Apostle
21. 31 Return from Egypt Seneca the Younger
22. 32 Sojourn in Arabia Paul the Apostle
23. 35 First post-conversion visit to Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
24. 37 Birth at Antium Nero
25. 41 Exile under Claudius Seneca the Younger
26. 44 Mission base at Antioch Paul the Apostle
27. 45 Famine-relief journey to Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
28. 46 Arrival at Perga Paul the Apostle
29. 46 Departure from Antioch on first mission Paul the Apostle
30. 46 Mission in Cyprus Paul the Apostle
31. 46 Synagogue address at Pisidian Antioch Paul the Apostle
32. 49 Council of Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
33. 49 Return to Antioch after first mission Paul the Apostle
34. 49 Second journey begins from Jerusalem Paul the Apostle
35. 49 Visit to Derbe with Silas Paul the Apostle
36. 49 Visit to Lystra and recruitment of Timothy Paul the Apostle
37. 49 Visit to Tarsus with Silas Paul the Apostle
38. 49 Recall to Nero's court Seneca the Younger
39. 50 Arrival and residence at Corinth Paul the Apostle
40. 50 Imprisonment at Philippi Paul the Apostle
41. 50 Preaching and Areopagus appearance at Athens Paul the Apostle
42. 50 Transit through Berea Paul the Apostle
43. 52 Return north to Antioch Paul the Apostle
44. 52 Sailing visit to Ephesus Paul the Apostle
45. 52 Visit to Caesarea Paul the Apostle
46. 52 Vow observance at Cenchreae Paul the Apostle
47. 53 Third-journey residence at Ephesus Paul the Apostle
48. 54 Accession before the Praetorian cohort Nero
49. 56 Three-month stay in Greece, probably Corinth Paul the Apostle
50. 56 Travel through Macedonia Paul the Apostle

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