Historical figures in Capua
The atlas holds 8 people and 11 moments here, from 216 BC to 1787. The most recorded lives are Cicero, Hannibal and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders, across the Ancient World and the Enlightenment.
Notable people
Cicero
from 51 BC to 49 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.…
Hannibal
from 216 BC to 211 BC
2 moments 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…
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
in 1787
1 moment here
German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…
Virgil
in 36 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.…
Charlemagne
in 787
1 moment here
Frankish king, Lombard king, and Carolingian emperor who ruled from 768 to 814. His itinerant court moved across Francia, Saxony, Italy, Bavaria, the…
Marcus Aurelius
in 162
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…
Horace
in 37 BC
1 moment here
Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known as Horace, was a Roman lyric poet, satirist, and former republican military tribune.…
Hannibal
in 211 BC
1 moment here
Hannibal (Hannibal Barca) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, born at Carthage in 247 BC.…
Moments
- 216 BC Winters at Capua Hannibal
- 211 BC Attempts to relieve Capua Hannibal
- 211 BC Assault at Capua Hannibal
- 51 BC Stays at Pontius's Trebulan villa Cicero
- 49 BC Departs Cales during the civil-war crisis Cicero
- 49 BC Shelters at Cales Cicero
- 37 BC Rest at Capua Horace
- 36 BC Rested at Capua Virgil
- 162 Escort of Lucius Verus Marcus Aurelius
- 787 Issued a charter at Capua Charlemagne
- 1787 Visits Caserta Johann Wolfgang von Goethe