Historical figures in Samos
The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 570 BC to 22 BC. The most recorded lives are Augustus, Sophocles and Pythagoras. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders, across the Ancient World and Classical Greece.
Notable people
Augustus
from 30 BC to 22 BC
2 moments here
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
Sophocles
in 440 BC
1 moment here
Ancient Athenian tragic playwright, probably born at Colonus in Attica and active chiefly in Athens.…
Pythagoras
in 570 BC
1 moment here
Ancient Greek philosopher and founder of the Pythagorean way of life. The surviving evidence for his biography is sparse and often contradictory;…
Epicurus
in 341 BC
1 moment here
Ancient Greek philosopher and founder of Epicureanism. The securely documented outline of his movements runs from his birth and upbringing on Samos…
Moments
- 570 BC Birth and early years on Samos Pythagoras
- 440 BC Samian campaign Sophocles
- 341 BC Birth on Samos Epicurus
- 30 BC Winters on Samos after Actium Augustus
- 22 BC Receives Kushite peace envoys on Samos Augustus