Historians in Rome

The atlas holds 10 people and 27 moments here, from 100 BC to 1944. The most recorded lives are Julius Caesar, Tacitus and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Notable people

1. Julius Caesar

   from 100 BC to 44 BC

   9 moments here

   Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman politician, general, orator and author whose career spanned the late Roman Republic.…

2. Tacitus

   from 88 to 104

   4 moments here

   Publius Cornelius Tacitus was a Roman historian, senator, orator, and provincial governor. His birth date and place are uncertain; he was probably…

3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

   from 1786 to 1787

   3 moments here

   German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

4. Augustine of Hippo

   from 383 to 388

   2 moments here

   Aurelius Augustinus, known as Augustine of Hippo, was a North African rhetorician, Christian theologian, philosopher, priest, and bishop.…

5. Niccolò Machiavelli

   from 1503 to 1525

   2 moments here

   Florentine diplomat, civil servant, political theorist, playwright, and historian of the Italian Renaissance.…

6. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

   in 1689

   2 moments here

   German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

7. Montesquieu

   in 1729

   2 moments here

   Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…

8. Winston Churchill

   in 1944

   1 moment here

   Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

9. Theodore Roosevelt

   in 1870

   1 moment here

   Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…

10. Plutarch

    in 70

    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

1. 100 BC Born in Rome Julius Caesar
2. 78 BC Returns to Rome after Sulla's death Julius Caesar
3. 59 BC Serves as consul in Rome Julius Caesar
4. 49 BC Returns to Rome during the civil war Julius Caesar
5. 46 BC Celebrates triumphs in Rome Julius Caesar
6. 45 BC Returns to Rome after Spain Julius Caesar
7. 44 BC Dines at Lepidus' house on the eve of the assassination Julius Caesar
8. 44 BC Watches the Lupercalia from the Rostra Julius Caesar
9. 44 BC Assassinated at the Curia of Pompey Julius Caesar
10. 70 Visit to Rome with Lucius Mestrius Florus Plutarch
11. 88 Secular Games service Tacitus
12. 97 Funeral oration for Verginius Rufus Tacitus
13. 100 Prosecution of Marius Priscus Tacitus
14. 104 Return to Rome Tacitus
15. 383 Move to Rome Augustine of Hippo
16. 388 Study of monastic life in Rome Augustine of Hippo
17. 1503 Papal-conclave mission Niccolò Machiavelli
18. 1525 Presentation of Florentine Histories Niccolò Machiavelli
19. 1689 Arrival in Rome Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
20. 1689 Second Rome stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
21. 1729 First Roman stay begins Montesquieu
22. 1729 Return to Rome from Naples Montesquieu
23. 1786 Arrives in Rome Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
24. 1786 Lives with Tischbein in Via del Corso Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
25. 1787 Begins second Roman residence Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
26. 1870 Visit to Rome and meeting with Pius IX Theodore Roosevelt
27. 1944 At British Embassy in Rome Winston Churchill

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