Historical figures in Antioch
The atlas holds 7 people and 10 moments here, from 195 BC to 123. The most recorded lives are Paul the Apostle, Augustus and Cleopatra. Among them Military Leaders, Political Leaders and Royalty, across the Ancient World and the Roman Empire.
Notable people
Paul the Apostle
from 44 to 52
4 moments here
Paul (Saul of Tarsus) was a first-century Jewish Christian apostle and missionary. The chronology below follows the traditional reconstruction used…
Augustus
in 30 BC
1 moment here
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
Cleopatra
in 35 BC
1 moment here
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (born early 69 BC, possibly late 70 BC; died 10 or 12 August 30 BC) was the last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt.…
Saint Peter
in 48
1 moment here
Simon Peter, also called Cephas, was a Galilean fisherman and leading figure among Jesus’ disciples and the early Jerusalem movement.…
Hannibal
in 195 BC
1 moment here
Hannibal (Hannibal Barca) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, born at Carthage in 247 BC.…
Hannibal
in 195 BC
1 moment here
Hannibal Barca was a Carthaginian general and statesman best known for leading an army from Iberia across the Alps into Italy during the Second Punic…
Hadrian
in 123
1 moment here
Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian traveled extensively through the Roman Empire, inspecting frontiers and armies, intervening in provincial…
Moments
- 195 BC Continues to Antioch Hannibal
- 195 BC Visit to Antioch Hannibal
- 35 BC Traveled with Antony to Antioch Cleopatra
- 30 BC Passes through Syria en route to Egypt Augustus
- 44 Mission base at Antioch Paul the Apostle
- 46 Departure from Antioch on first mission Paul the Apostle
- 48 Incident at Antioch Saint Peter
- 49 Return to Antioch after first mission Paul the Apostle
- 52 Return north to Antioch Paul the Apostle
- 123 Returns to Antioch for Parthian diplomacy Hadrian