Political Leaders in Athens

The atlas holds 7 people and 15 moments here, from 480 BC to 2014. The most recorded lives are Sophocles, Hadrian and Cicero.

Notable people

  1. Sophocles

    from 480 BC to 406 BC

    4 moments here

    Ancient Athenian tragic playwright, probably born at Colonus in Attica and active chiefly in Athens.…

  2. Hadrian

    from 124 to 131

    4 moments here

    Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian traveled extensively through the Roman Empire, inspecting frontiers and armies, intervening in provincial…

  3. Cicero

    from 79 BC to 50 BC

    3 moments here

    Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC) was a Roman lawyer, orator, philosopher, consul, provincial governor, and defender of the late Republic.…

  4. Winston Churchill

    in 1944

    1 moment here

    Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

  5. Lord Byron

    in 1810

    1 moment here

    George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…

  6. Marcus Aurelius

    in 176

    1 moment here

    Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher. This chronology records securely attested physical presence from his birth and Roman residences…

  7. Li Keqiang

    in 2014

    1 moment here

    Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…

Moments

  1. 480 BC Victory paean after Salamis Sophocles
  2. 468 BC First Dionysia victory Sophocles
  3. 420 BC Reception of Asclepius at his house Sophocles
  4. 406 BC Mourning appearance at the City Dionysia proagon Sophocles
  5. 79 BC Studies philosophy at Athens Cicero
  6. 51 BC Arrives in Athens en route to Cilicia Cicero
  7. 50 BC Visits Athens on return from Cilicia Cicero
  8. 124 Visits Athens on his first imperial Greek tour Hadrian
  9. 125 Advances the Olympieion program at Athens Hadrian
  10. 128 Resides in Athens through the winter Hadrian
  11. 131 Returns to Athens for the Olympieion dedication Hadrian
  12. 176 Initiation at Athens Marcus Aurelius
  13. 1810 Writing in Athens Lord Byron
  14. 1944 Flies to Athens during Greek crisis Winston Churchill
  15. 2014 Official visit to Greece Li Keqiang

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