Philosophers in Nola

The atlas holds 4 people and 7 moments here, from 216 BC to 1787. The most recorded lives are Hannibal, Cicero and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Notable people

1. 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…

2. 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.…

3. 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…

4. 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

1. 216 BC Makes first attempt on Nola Hannibal
2. 215 BC Returns to Nola Hannibal
3. 214 BC Makes third attempt on Nola Hannibal
4. 51 BC Departs his Pompeian villa Cicero
5. 44 BC Stays at Pompeii Cicero
6. 1548 Birth at Nola Giordano Bruno
7. 1787 Climbs Vesuvius during an eruption Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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