Biographies of Romans (Politicians and generals)
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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
Cato the Younger
Marcus Porcius Cato Marcus Porcius Cato was born as Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis in November 95 BCE in Rome. He was called the Cato Minor (“the Younger”) or Cato Uticensis, to distinguish him from Cato the Elder, who was his ... Read more
Gaius Julius Caesar
A marble bust of Caesar (c. 49-45 BCE), found in Rhone, near Arles, in France. It is one of the three surviving busts of the dictator that were made during his lifetime. This bust is the oldest image of Caesar. ... Read more
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus received his nickname from the contemporaries because of his great political and military successes and his contribution to Rome. Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (“the Great”) was born on 29 September 106 BCE as Gnaeus Pompeius. He received his ... 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
Marcus Licinius Crassus
Marcus Licinius Crassus was killed just after the battle of Carrhae by the Parthians who, according to Roman legends, poured liquid gold into his throat. Marcus Licinius Crassus was born in 114 BCE. He was a Roman politician and commander, ... 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
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 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
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