Athens in the Roman Empire
The atlas holds 5 people and 8 moments here, from 19 BC to 176. The most recorded lives are Hadrian, Virgil and Paul the Apostle.
Notable people
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…
Virgil
in 19 BC
1 moment here
Publius Vergilius Maro, known as Virgil, was a Roman poet of the Augustan age and the author of the Eclogues, Georgics, and Aeneid.…
Paul the Apostle
in 50
1 moment here
Paul (Saul of Tarsus) was a first-century Jewish Christian apostle and missionary. The chronology below follows the traditional reconstruction used…
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…
Plutarch
in 66
1 moment here
Greek Platonist philosopher, biographer, essayist, magistrate, and Delphic priest. He was born at Chaeronea between 45 and 47 CE and died after 119…
Moments
- 19 BC Met Augustus in Athens Virgil
- 50 Preaching and Areopagus appearance at Athens Paul the Apostle
- 66 Studies under Ammonius Plutarch
- 124 Visits Athens on his first imperial Greek tour Hadrian
- 125 Advances the Olympieion program at Athens Hadrian
- 128 Resides in Athens through the winter Hadrian
- 131 Returns to Athens for the Olympieion dedication Hadrian
- 176 Initiation at Athens Marcus Aurelius