Biographies of Romans (Politicians and generals)
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Piso Pontifex
Bust of Pontifex Pontifex Author: Marie-Lan Nguyen | Under Creative Commons Attribution license - On the same terms 3.0. Bust of Pontifex Pontifex found in the Papyrus Villa in Herculaneum. Lucius Calpurnius Piso Pontifex was born in 48 BCE. He ... Read more
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
Coin with the image of Marcus Emilius Lepidus. Creative Commons Attribution license - On the same terms 3.0. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus was born around 89 BCE as Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. He was an important Roman patrician, politician and military commander, ... Read more
Spurius Cassius Vecellinus
Spurius Cassius Wecellinus is the first person of the oldest period of the Roman Republic, the existence of which is certified in sources. He took the office of consul three times: in 502, 493 and 486 BCE. According to tradition, ... Read more
Fabius Maximus Cunctator
Fabius Maximus Cunctator Quintus Fabius Maximus was born around 280 BCE in Rome as Quintus Fabius Maximus. He was a Roman politician and leader; five times the consul (233, 228, 215, 214 and 209 BCE) and twice the dictator (in ... Read more
Gaius Fulvius Plautianus
Plautianus Author: Giovanni Dall'Orto Gaius Fulvius Plautianus (Gaius Fulvius Plautianus) was the prefect of praetorians during the reign of Emperor Septimius Severus and one of the most powerful officials in the history of ancient Rome. Early Years We do not ... Read more
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Bust of Lucius Cornelius Sulla without a nose. Creative Commons Attribution license - On the same terms 3.0. Lucius Cornelius Sulla was born in Rome in 138 BCE as Lucius Cornelius Sulla, later earning the nickname Felix (“Happy”). He was ... Read more
Marcus Furius Camillus
Marcus Furius Camillus Marcus Furius Camillus was born around 446 BCE. He was a Roman general, a six-time military tribune. His successes on the battlefield saw him nicknamed “the second founder of Rome” – after Romulus. Marcus Camillus also went ... Read more
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus in the figure. Tiberius came from an excellent family, his father was Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus – a great commander, winner of the Celtibers and Sardes, two-time consul and two-time winner, while his mother was the Cornelia Africana ... Read more
Gaius Cassius Longinus
Denarius with the image of Cassius. Author: Carlomorino | Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported Gaius Cassius Longinus was born on October 3, 85 BCE. He was a Roman commander, one of Caesar’s assassins who later fought against the Second ... Read more
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