Roman Empire

By MattyYost
  • 106 BCE

    Cicero

    Cicero
    (106 - 43 BC) He was a leading political figure, along with being a scholar, author, lawyer, and salesmen.
  • 99 BCE

    Lucretuis

    (99 - 55 BC) He was a poet and philosopher. He has only one known work.
  • 70 BCE

    Virgil

    Virgil
    (70 - 19 BC) He is considered the greatest Roman poet. He's often called the "Homer of Rome." He wrote a Latin poem called Aeneid.
  • 65 BCE

    Horace

    Horace
    (65 - 8 BC) He's known as the "Poet of the Augustan Age." He was also a poet, and close friends with Vigil
  • 63 BCE

    Octavian

    (63-14 BC) He brought peace and prosperity to Rome. He improved the economic stability, along with unity, to Rome.
  • 43 BCE

    Ovid

    (43 BC-17 AD) He was a poet, but he wrote more about mythology and love than the other poets. He became very popular among the upper class because of his style of writing.
  • 42 BCE

    Tiberius

    (42 BC-17 AD) He was an emperor. He was also the adopted son of Augustus (Octavian.)
  • 20 BCE

    Pontius Pilate

    (20 BC-38 AD) He served under Emperor Tiberius, and it most known for the execution of Jesus.
  • 6 BCE

    Jesus

    Jesus
    (6 BC - 36 AD) He came from God to save us from our sins. He traveled all over Europe and Asia, preaching about God.
  • 4 BCE

    Seneca

    (4 BC - 65 AD) He tutored Nero, an emperor. He was a great writer and thinker.
  • 3

    Stephen

    (3 AD-36 AD) He was the first martyr of the Christian faith. He preached about Jesus and God, and was killed for it.
  • 6

    Paul

    (6 AD-96 AD) Formerly known as Saul, he became a disciple to Jesus Christ.
  • 37

    Josephus

    Josephus
    (37 AD-100 AD) He was a historian that recorded the conflict between the Jews and Romans.
  • 37

    Nero

    (37 AD- 68 AD) He started the official Roman persecution of Christians after accusing them of setting fire to Rome.
  • 39

    Titus

    (39 AD-81 AD) Commanded the Roman army. He breached the walls of Jerusalem and completely destroyed the city.
  • 46

    Plutarch

    (46 AD-120 AD) Greek biographer and essayist that wrote about Parallel Universes and Moralia.
  • 56

    Tacitus

    (56 AD-120 AD) Was a senator and historian. He has portions of his surviving works the Annals and the Histories.
  • 59

    Livy

    (59-17 AD) He wrote the history of Rome in 142. He wrote from the beginning of the Roman Empire through the Republic.
  • 60

    Juvenal

    (60 AD - 140 AD) He was a poet. He's the author of the Satire poems.
  • 69

    Polycarp

    (69 AD-155 AD) He was a Christian bishop. He died as a martyr.
  • 100

    Ptolemy

    (100 AD-170 AD) He was an astronomer, mathmatician, geographer, astrologer, and a poet. He only wrote one epigram
  • 121

    Marcus Aurelius

    (121 AD-180 AD) He was an emperor. He jointly ruled with Lucius Verus.
  • 130

    Galen

    (130 AD-210 AD) He was a surgeon, physician, and philosopher.
  • 244

    Diocletian

    (244 AD-311 AD) He was a Roman Calvary Commander.
  • 256

    Arius

    (256 AD-336 AD) He was a Christian priest in Alexandria, Egypt.
  • 272

    Constantine

    (272 AD-337 AD) He was a Roman emperor.
  • 347

    Theodosius I

    (337 AD- 395 AD) He was an Roman emperor. He was the last emperor to rule over both the eastern and western halves of Rome.
  • 354

    St. Agustine

    (354 AD-430 AD) He was a philosopher and theologian.His writings influenced Western Christianity and Western philosophy
  • 370

    Alaric

    (370 AD-410 AD) He was the first king of the Visigoths. He robbed Rome.
  • 406

    Attila

    (406 AD-453 AD) He was ruler of the huns