Turkey in the Ancient World
The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 183 BC to 337. The most recorded lives are Julius Caesar, Constantine the Great and Hannibal.
Notable people
Constantine the Great
in 337
1 moment here
Roman emperor from 306 to 337. Born at Naissus, Constantine served under Diocletian and Galerius in the eastern empire, joined his father in Britain,…
Hannibal
in 183 BC
1 moment here
Hannibal Barca was a Carthaginian general and statesman best known for leading an army from Iberia across the Alps into Italy during the Second Punic…
Hannibal
in 183 BC
1 moment here
Hannibal (Hannibal Barca) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, born at Carthage in 247 BC.…
Helena, mother of Constantine I
in 246
1 moment here
Flavia Julia Helena, later Augusta, was the mother of Constantine I. The surviving evidence supports only a sparse itinerary: a traditional Bithynian…
Julius Caesar
in 47 BC
1 moment here
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman politician, general, orator and author whose career spanned the late Roman Republic.…
Moments
- 183 BC Dies at Libyssa Hannibal
- 183 BC Death at Libyssa Hannibal
- 47 BC Returns through Asia Minor toward Italy Julius Caesar
- 246 Traditional birthplace at Drepanon Helena, mother of Constantine I
- 337 Seeks treatment at Helenopolis Constantine the Great