Biographies of Romans (Politicians and generals)
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Marcus Manlius Capitolinus
Marcus Manlius Capitolinus was a Roman consul in 392 BCE and brother of Aulus Manlius Capitoline. He was a legendary Roman hero. During the siege of Rome in 390 BCE, Marcus Manlius, with only a small detachment in the citadel ... Read more
Publius Ventidius Bassus
Publius Ventidius Bassus Publius Ventidius Bassus was a Roman general and one of the charges of Julius Caesar. He won crucial victories against the Parthians which resulted in the death of key Parthian commanders. These victories redeemed the losses of ... Read more
Cato the Elder
Cato the Elder was an ardent supporter of cultivating Roman traditions. Marcus Porcius Cato was born in 234 BCE in Tusculum in Latium. He was a speaker, politician, and Roman writer. A talented commander, administrator and statesman. He was called ... Read more
Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo
Gnaeus Domitius Corbulon Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo (Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo) was born around 7 CE in Peltuinum (now S. Paolo di Peltuino in Italy). He was a Roman commander, brother-in-law of Emperor Caligula and father-in-law of Domitian. He was famous for ... Read more
Ceionius Commodus
Lucius Ceionius Commodus was in very poor health. Author: Jastrow | Under the Creative Commons Attribution license - On the same terms 3.0. Ceionius Commodus was born Lucius Ceionius Commodus on January 13, 101 CE. He was the adopted son ... Read more
Aulus Plautius
Aulus Plautius was born in an unknown year as Aulus Plautius. He was a politician and an outstanding Roman leader. He became famous as the commander of the Roman army in the conquest of Britain in 43 CE and her ... Read more
Drusus the Elder
Bust of Drusus the Elder in the Capitoline Museums in Rome. Author: Siren-Com | Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported Drusus the Elder was born under the name Decimus Nero Claudius Drusus on January 14, 38 BCE. He was the ... Read more
Appius Claudius Caecus
Appius Claudius Caecus (“The Blind”) was a Roman politician and statesman, living between the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE. He belonged to a wealthy and influential family. His father was Gaius Claudius Crassus, a Roman dictator of 337 BCE He ... Read more
Publius Quintilius Varus
Defeated Varus. Sculpture in Haltern am See, Germany. Author: Stefan Flöper | Na licencji Creative Commons Uznanie autorstwa - Na tych samych warunkach 3.0. Publius Quinctilius Varus was born around 46 BCE in Cremona. He was a Roman politician and ... Read more
Flavius Aetius
Flavius Aetius Flavius Aetius was born around 390 CE in Dorostotum on the Danube in Moesia (now Silistra, Bulgaria). He was one of the last great Roman chiefs, also called “the last of the Romans”. Origins and coming to power ... Read more
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