Historical figures in Verona

The atlas holds 8 people and 9 moments here, from 312 to 1844. The most recorded lives are Dante Alighieri, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders, across the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

Notable people

  1. Dante Alighieri

    from 1303 to 1312

    2 moments here

    Florentine poet, prose writer, philosopher, and statesman whose Divine Comedy became a foundational work of Italian and European literature.…

  2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    in 1786

    1 moment here

    German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

  3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    in 1770

    1 moment here

    Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

  4. Charles Dickens

    in 1844

    1 moment here

    English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

  5. Charlemagne

    in 774

    1 moment here

    Frankish king, Lombard king, and Carolingian emperor who ruled from 768 to 814. His itinerant court moved across Francia, Saxony, Italy, Bavaria, the…

  6. Petrarch

    in 1345

    1 moment here

    Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…

  7. Constantine the Great

    in 312

    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,…

  8. Michel de Montaigne

    in 1580

    1 moment here

    French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…

Moments

  1. 312 Leads the siege of Verona Constantine the Great
  2. 774 Captured Verona Charlemagne
  3. 1303 Guest of Bartolomeo della Scala in Verona Dante Alighieri
  4. 1312 Returned to Verona under Cangrande Dante Alighieri
  5. 1345 Stay at Verona Petrarch
  6. 1580 Arrival at Verona Michel de Montaigne
  7. 1770 Concert in Verona Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  8. 1786 Studies the Verona Arena Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  9. 1844 Visits Verona Charles Dickens

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