Sicily in the Ancient World
The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 600 BC to 22 BC. The most recorded lives are Augustus, Cicero and Sappho.
Notable people
Augustus
from 36 BC to 22 BC
2 moments here
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
Cicero
in 70 BC
1 moment here
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC) was a Roman lawyer, orator, philosopher, consul, provincial governor, and defender of the late Republic.…
Pompey
in 82 BC
1 moment here
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, known as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a Roman general and statesman of the late Roman Republic.…
Sappho
in 600 BC
1 moment here
Archaic Greek lyric poet from Lesbos, active from the late seventh into the early sixth century BC.…
Moments
- 600 BC Exile in Sicily Sappho
- 82 BC Landing in Sicily Pompey
- 70 BC Collects evidence across Sicily Cicero
- 36 BC Launches the Sicilian invasion Augustus
- 22 BC Tours Sicily instead of seeking the consulship Augustus