Biographies of Romans (Politicians and generals)
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Marcus Junius Brutus
Marcus Junius Brutus according to some Roman historians was supposed to be the fruit of an informal relationship between Caesar and Servilla.[/Photo frame] Marcus Iunius Brutus was born in 85 or 78 BCE. He was a politician, military commander, orator, ... Read more
Lucius Licinius Lucullus
Lucius Licinius Lucullus known as Lucullus was born in 117 BCE. He was a Roman commander and politician. Sulla’s supporter, famous for his victories in the war with the ruler of Pontus Mithridates VI Eupator. Family origins The House of ... Read more
Pontius Pilate
Christ and Pilate, Nikolai Ge Pontius Pilate (Pontius Pilatus) lived in the 1st century CE. His name literally means “Pilate of Pontus”. So Pontius may have come from Pontus, an ancient land in Northeast Asia Minor (present-day Turkey). He could ... Read more
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
Statue of Lucius Quincius Cincinnatus in Paris. Author: Marc Baronnet | Under Creative Commons Attribution license - On the same terms 3.0. Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus – “Curly”) lived in the 5th century BCE. He was a Roman ... Read more
Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo
Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo was probably born in 135 BCE, and grew up in a typical rural region of Picenum in northern Italy, on the shores of the Adriatic Sea. He was a Roman commander and politician and father of Pompey ... Read more
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus was born around 228 BCE as Lucius Aemilius Paullus. He was a Roman politician and a famous winner from under Pydna. He came from an old patrician family – the Emilius family. It was a family ... Read more
Lucius Sergius Catilina
Silhouette of a depressed and worried Catilina in the painting Cicero exposing Catilina by Cesare Maccari. Lucius Sergius Catilina was born in 108 BCE. He was a Roman senator in the 1st century BCE who went down in history as ... Read more
Scipio Africanus the Younger
Sculpture probably showing Scipio Africanus the Younger Photo: Carole Raddato | Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license Scipio Africanus the Younger was born in 185 CE. His full name was Publius Cornelius Scipio Emilian African Younger (Publius Cornelius Scipio ... Read more
Gaius Marius
Bust of Gaius Marius. Gaius Marius (Gaius Marius) was born in 156 or 157 BCE in Cereatea near Arpinum in southern Lazio. He was one of the most famous Roman leaders. He became famous for defeating the Teutons and Cimbri ... Read more
Scipio Africanus the Elder
Scipio Africanus the Elder African Scipio the Elder was born in 236 BCE in Rome as Publius Cornelius Scipio (Publius Cornelius Scipio). Publius came from the old patrician family of Cornelius, more specifically from their line nicknamed Scipio. He went ... Read more
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