Rome in the Roman Empire
The atlas holds 14 people and 41 moments here, from 27 BC to 388. The most recorded lives are Marcus Aurelius, Seneca the Younger and Nero.
Notable people
Marcus Aurelius
from 121 to 176
6 moments here
Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher. This chronology records securely attested physical presence from his birth and Roman residences…
Seneca the Younger
from 5 to 65
6 moments here
Lucius Annaeus Seneca, commonly called Seneca the Younger, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, writer, and statesman.…
Nero
from 54 to 68
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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
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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…
Augustus
from 27 BC to 4
3 moments here
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
Augustine of Hippo
from 383 to 388
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Aurelius Augustinus, known as Augustine of Hippo, was a North African rhetorician, Christian theologian, philosopher, priest, and bishop.…
Paul the Apostle
from 60 to 64
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Paul (Saul of Tarsus) was a first-century Jewish Christian apostle and missionary. The chronology below follows the traditional reconstruction used…
Saint Peter
from 42 to 64
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Simon Peter, also called Cephas, was a Galilean fisherman and leading figure among Jesus’ disciples and the early Jerusalem movement.…
Galen
from 162 to 169
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Galen of Pergamon was a Greek physician, surgeon, medical author, and philosopher active in the Roman Empire.…
Ovid
in 8
1 moment here
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) was a Roman poet born at Sulmo. Educated in Rome, he later travelled in Greece, Asia Minor, and Sicily, though the…
Horace
in 8 BC
1 moment here
Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known as Horace, was a Roman lyric poet, satirist, and former republican military tribune.…
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…
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
- 27 BC Maintains his principal Palatine residence Augustus
- 9 BC Delivers a eulogy for Drusus Augustus
- 8 BC Death in Rome Horace
- 4 Adopts Tiberius in Rome Augustus
- 5 Childhood residence and education Seneca the Younger
- 8 Banished from Rome Ovid
- 31 Return from Egypt Seneca the Younger
- 42 Traditional arrival in Rome Saint Peter
- 49 Recall to Nero's court Seneca the Younger
- 54 Accession before the Praetorian cohort Nero
- 60 House arrest and preaching at Rome Paul the Apostle
- 62 Retirement on country estates Seneca the Younger
- 64 Death at Rome Paul the Apostle
- 64 Traditional crucifixion on Vatican Hill Saint Peter
- 64 Return to fire-stricken Rome Nero
- 65 Death under Nero Seneca the Younger
- 65 Imperial sentence at country house outside Rome Seneca the Younger
- 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
- 70 Visit to Rome with Lucius Mestrius Florus Plutarch
- 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
- 121 Birth on the Caelian Hill Marcus Aurelius
- 138 Move into Hadrian's imperial residence Marcus Aurelius
- 138 Residence as imperial heir Marcus Aurelius
- 161 Accession ceremony at the Praetorian camp Marcus Aurelius
- 162 First residence in Rome Galen
- 169 Second stay in Rome and imperial household Galen
- 169 Return with Lucius Verus's body Marcus Aurelius
- 176 Triumph after the eastern tour Marcus Aurelius
- 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
- 383 Move to Rome Augustine of Hippo
- 388 Study of monastic life in Rome Augustine of Hippo