Philosophers in Capua
The atlas holds 5 people and 8 moments here, from 216 BC to 1787. The most recorded lives are Cicero, Hannibal and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
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…
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.…
Moments
- 216 BC Winters at Capua Hannibal
- 211 BC Attempts to relieve 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
- 162 Escort of Lucius Verus Marcus Aurelius
- 1787 Visits Caserta Johann Wolfgang von Goethe