Biographies of Romans (Representatives of culture)
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Synesius of Cyrene
Synesius of Cyrene The engraving comes from the 16th-century work of the French priest, explorer, cosmographer and writer André Thevet Les vrais pourtraits et vies des hommes illustres grecz, latins et payens Synesius of Cyrene, Neoplatonic philosopher, bishop of Ptolemais ... Read more
Publius Terence Afer
Terence Publius Terence Afer (Publius Terentius Afer), also called Terence, who lived around 185/41 – 159 BCE, was a Roman comedy writer whose work was popular not only in ancient Rome but also in the Middle Ages and later. Terence ... Read more
Polemon of Laodicea
Polemon of Laodicea Polemon is considered one of the greatest orators of the imperial period. He came from Laodicea in Caria (Asia Minor), from a famous senatorial family. He spent most of his life in Smyrna, which is why he ... Read more
Publilius Syrus
Publilius Syrus lived in the 1st century BCE. He was a Roman writer, mime artist, theatre representative and creator of a sentence. He wrote in Latin. According to Pliny the Elder, Publilius Syrus was from Antioch in Syria and came ... Read more
Gaius Valerius Catullus
Contemporary bust of Catullus. Creative Commons Attribution license - On the same terms 3.0. Gaius Valerius Catullus was born between 87 and 82 BCE in Verona in Pre-Alpine Gaul as Gaius Valerius Catullus. He was a late republican Roman poet, ... Read more
Propertius
Auguste Jean Baptiste Vinchon, Propertius and Cynthia in Tivoli Propertius was born around 50 BCE as Sextus Propertius. He was a Roman poet of the Augustus period. He wrote mainly love elegies, the most famous of which were dedicated to ... Read more
Titus Livius
Tytus Liwius Titus Livius was born in 59 BCE in Patavium, today’s Padua. The main historian of the era of Augustus. He was widely respected at the imperial court. He was friends with the emperor himself, who – according to ... Read more
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