Historical figures in Nola
The atlas holds 10 people and 16 moments here, from 216 BC to 1917. The most recorded lives are Hannibal, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Hans Christian Andersen. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Military Leaders, across the Ancient World and the Industrial Revolution.
Notable people
Hannibal
from 216 BC to 214 BC
3 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…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in 1770
2 moments here
Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…
Hans Christian Andersen
in 1834
2 moments here
Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…
Cicero
from 51 BC to 44 BC
2 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 215 BC
2 moments here
Hannibal (Hannibal Barca) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, born at Carthage in 247 BC.…
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…
Pablo Picasso
in 1917
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Augustus
in 14
1 moment here
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
Michael Faraday
in 1814
1 moment here
English chemist and physicist whose experimental work transformed the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.…
Giordano Bruno
in 1548
1 moment here
Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…
Moments
- 216 BC Makes first attempt on Nola Hannibal
- 216 BC First attempt on Nola Hannibal
- 215 BC Returns to Nola Hannibal
- 215 BC Second attempt on Nola Hannibal
- 214 BC Makes third attempt on Nola Hannibal
- 51 BC Departs his Pompeian villa Cicero
- 44 BC Stays at Pompeii Cicero
- 14 Dies while visiting Nola Augustus
- 1548 Birth at Nola Giordano Bruno
- 1770 Visits Pompeii Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1770 Visits Vesuvius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1787 Climbs Vesuvius during an eruption Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1814 Ascent of Vesuvius Michael Faraday
- 1834 Climbs Mount Vesuvius Hans Christian Andersen
- 1834 Explores Pompeii Hans Christian Andersen
- 1917 Visits Pompeii Pablo Picasso