Jurists in Rome

The atlas holds 13 people and 35 moments here, from 87 BC to 1998. The most recorded lives are Cicero, Michel de Montaigne and Tacitus.

Notable people

1. Cicero

   from 87 BC to 47 BC

   10 moments here

   Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC) was a Roman lawyer, orator, philosopher, consul, provincial governor, and defender of the late Republic.…

2. Michel de Montaigne

   from 1580 to 1581

   5 moments here

   French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…

3. 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…

4. 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…

5. Mikhail Gorbachev

   from 1971 to 1989

   3 moments here

   Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…

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. Nelson Mandela

   in 1998

   1 moment here

   South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…

9. Mahatma Gandhi

   in 1931

   1 moment here

   Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…

10. Martin Luther

    in 1510

    1 moment here

    German Augustinian friar, priest, theologian, professor, translator, and leading figure of the Protestant Reformation.…

11. Nicolaus Copernicus

    in 1500

    1 moment here

    Renaissance astronomer, canon, physician, administrator, and economist whose heliocentric model placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the…

12. Gabriel García Márquez

    in 1955

    1 moment here

    Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…

13. 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.…

Moments

1. 87 BC Studies with Philo in Rome Cicero
2. 77 BC Returns to Rome from eastern studies Cicero
3. 70 BC Prosecutes Verres at Rome Cicero
4. 68 BC Writes from Rome Cicero
5. 63 BC Accompanies Lentulus to the Tullianum Cicero
6. 61 BC Writes from Rome after his consulship Cicero
7. 59 BC Returns to Rome Cicero
8. 57 BC Re-enters Rome after exile Cicero
9. 49 BC Arrives outside Rome with imperium Cicero
10. 47 BC Returns to Rome after Caesar's victory Cicero
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. 1500 Jubilee-year stay in Rome Nicolaus Copernicus
16. 1510 Undertakes mission to Rome Martin Luther
17. 1580 Arrival in Rome at Porta del Popolo Michel de Montaigne
18. 1580 Audience with Pope Gregory XIII Michel de Montaigne
19. 1580 Roman lodging near Santa Lucia della Tinta Michel de Montaigne
20. 1581 Treatment at the Roman baths Michel de Montaigne
21. 1581 Departure from Rome for home Michel de Montaigne
22. 1689 Arrival in Rome Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
23. 1689 Second Rome stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
24. 1729 First Roman stay begins Montesquieu
25. 1729 Return to Rome from Naples Montesquieu
26. 1786 Arrives in Rome Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
27. 1786 Lives with Tischbein in Via del Corso Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
28. 1787 Begins second Roman residence Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
29. 1870 Visit to Rome and meeting with Pius IX Theodore Roosevelt
30. 1931 Visits Vatican and meets Mussolini Mahatma Gandhi
31. 1955 Film study in Rome Gabriel García Márquez
32. 1971 Delegation visit to Italy Mikhail Gorbachev
33. 1984 Berlinguer funeral delegation Mikhail Gorbachev
34. 1989 Meeting with Pope John Paul II Mikhail Gorbachev
35. 1998 Meets Pope John Paul II Nelson Mandela

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