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
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
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
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
Germanicus
Preserved sculpture of Germanicus. Germanicus was born on May 24, 15 BCE as Caius Iulius Caesar Germanicus. He was one of the most famous Roman chiefs. He became famous for successful campaigns carried out in Germania. As the son of ... 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
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
Gnaeus Julius Agricola
Statue of Julius Agricola in Bath (England). Tacitus, as a son-in-law, speaks in a positive way about Agricola, whom he considers a great man. Tacitus was the husband of Agricola’s only daughter – Julia Agricola. Gnaeus Julius Agricola was born ... 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
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