Sanctuary of Apollo in the Ancient World

The atlas holds 5 people and 6 moments here, from 564 BC to 95. The most recorded lives are Plutarch, Aesop and Nero.

Notable people

1. Aesop

   in 564 BC

   1 moment here

   Greek fabulist and storyteller traditionally credited with Aesop’s Fables. His historical existence and biography are uncertain; this atlas records…

2. Nero

   in 67

   1 moment here

   Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was Roman emperor from 13 October 54 to 9 June 68. This chronology records securely documented physical…

3. Philip II of Macedon

   in 338 BC

   1 moment here

   King of Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC. Philip transformed Macedon into the dominant power in Greece through military reform,…

4. Pindar

   in 490 BC

   1 moment here

   Ancient Greek lyric poet from Boeotia, celebrated chiefly for victory odes composed for patrons across the Greek world.…

5. Plutarch

   from 67 to 95

   2 moments here

   Greek Platonist philosopher, biographer, essayist, magistrate, and Delphic priest. He was born at Chaeronea between 45 and 47 CE and died after 119…

Moments

1. 564 BC Death at Delphi Aesop
2. 490 BC Pythian Games attendance Pindar
3. 338 BC Capture of Amphissa Philip II of Macedon
4. 67 Visit to Delphi Nero
5. 67 Visit with Ammonius during Nero's Greek tour Plutarch
6. 95 Appointment as priest of Apollo Plutarch

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