Military Leaders in Rome
The atlas holds 13 people and 54 moments here, from 211 BC to 1980. The most recorded lives are Augustus, Cicero and Julius Caesar.
Notable people
Augustus
from 63 BC to 4
12 moments here
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
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.…
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.…
Nero
from 54 to 68
6 moments here
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was Roman emperor from 13 October 54 to 9 June 68. This chronology records securely documented physical…
Constantine the Great
from 312 to 326
4 moments here
Roman emperor from 306 to 337. Born at Naissus, Constantine served under Diocletian and Galerius in the eastern empire, joined his father in Britain,…
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…
John F. Kennedy
in 1963
2 moments here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Jimmy Carter
in 1980
2 moments here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
Miguel de Cervantes
in 1569
1 moment here
Spanish novelist, playwright, poet, soldier, purchasing agent and tax collector, best known for Don Quixote.…
Jean-Paul Sartre
in 1933
1 moment here
French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…
Hannibal
in 211 BC
1 moment here
Hannibal (Hannibal Barca) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, born at Carthage in 247 BC.…
Hannibal
in 211 BC
1 moment 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…
Hadrian
in 118
1 moment here
Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian traveled extensively through the Roman Empire, inspecting frontiers and armies, intervening in provincial…
Moments
- 211 BC Marches to the gates of Rome Hannibal
- 211 BC March on Rome Hannibal
- 100 BC Born in Rome Julius Caesar
- 87 BC Studies with Philo in Rome Cicero
- 78 BC Returns to Rome after Sulla's death Julius Caesar
- 77 BC Returns to Rome from eastern studies Cicero
- 70 BC Prosecutes Verres at Rome Cicero
- 68 BC Writes from Rome Cicero
- 63 BC Accompanies Lentulus to the Tullianum Cicero
- 63 BC Born on the Palatine Hill Augustus
- 61 BC Writes from Rome after his consulship Cicero
- 59 BC Serves as consul in Rome Julius Caesar
- 59 BC Returns to Rome Cicero
- 57 BC Re-enters Rome after exile Cicero
- 49 BC Arrives outside Rome with imperium Cicero
- 49 BC Returns to Rome during the civil war Julius Caesar
- 47 BC Returns to Rome after Caesar's victory Cicero
- 47 BC Assumes the toga of manhood Augustus
- 46 BC Presides over Caesar’s Greek games Augustus
- 46 BC Celebrates triumphs in Rome Julius Caesar
- 45 BC Returns to Rome after Spain Julius Caesar
- 44 BC Dines at Lepidus' house on the eve of the assassination Julius Caesar
- 44 BC Watches the Lupercalia from the Rostra Julius Caesar
- 44 BC Assassinated at the Curia of Pompey Julius Caesar
- 44 BC Returns to Rome as Caesar’s heir Augustus
- 44 BC Enters Rome with a private army Augustus
- 43 BC Marches on the capital Augustus
- 39 BC Attacked by a Roman food-riot mob Augustus
- 32 BC Confronts Antony’s supporters in the Senate Augustus
- 29 BC Celebrates three Roman triumphs Augustus
- 27 BC Maintains his principal Palatine residence Augustus
- 9 BC Delivers a eulogy for Drusus Augustus
- 4 Adopts Tiberius in Rome Augustus
- 54 Accession before the Praetorian cohort Nero
- 64 Return to fire-stricken Rome Nero
- 66 Coronation of Tiridates in the Roman Forum Nero
- 67 Triumphal-style return to Rome Nero
- 68 Panic return to Rome Nero
- 68 Flight to Phaon's villa and death Nero
- 88 Secular Games service Tacitus
- 97 Funeral oration for Verginius Rufus Tacitus
- 100 Prosecution of Marius Priscus Tacitus
- 104 Return to Rome Tacitus
- 118 Returns to Rome as emperor Hadrian
- 312 Enters Rome in triumph Constantine the Great
- 312 Wins at the Milvian Bridge Constantine the Great
- 312 Winters in Rome Constantine the Great
- 326 Returns to Rome for the vicennalia Constantine the Great
- 1569 Serves Cardinal Acquaviva in Rome Miguel de Cervantes
- 1933 Summer journey in Italy Jean-Paul Sartre