Samos in the Ancient World
The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 570 BC to 22 BC. The most recorded lives are Augustus, Sophocles and Pythagoras.
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