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Biographies of Romans (Representatives of culture)

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Representatives of ancient Roman culture played a key role in the development of literature, philosophy, art, and intellectual thought in the Roman Empire. In this category, you’ll find articles devoted to writers, poets, historians, philosophers, artists, and other creators whose works shaped Roman culture and influenced subsequent eras. The articles discuss their work, historical context, and significance for the legacy of the ancient world.

Favorinus of Arelate

(c. 80 - 160 CE)

Sophist Favorinus of Arelate (today Arles in the south of France) lived in the years around 80-160 CE and was a famous sophist and philosopher. Although he was Gaul, he mastered Greek to perfection, which…Więcej

Pliny the Elder

(23 - 25 August 79 CE)

Pliny the Elder on the nineteenth-century image. Interestingly, in a letter from Pliny the Younger to Tacitus about the eruption of Vesuvius, Pliny the Elder is presented as a very fat person, so the artist’s…Więcej

Suetonius

(c. 69 - after 122 CE)

Suetonius in the illustration from the Nuremberg Chronicle. Suetonius (Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus) was probably born around 69 CE in Italy. Roman writer and historian, creator of the biography of Roman emperors. He wrote in both…Więcej

Pliny the Younger

(61 - c. 113 CE)

Pliny the Younger Pliny the Younger (Plinius Minor) was born as Gaius Caecilius Cilo in 61 CE in Comum Novum (now Como in Lombardy, in northern Italy). Pliny was a lawyer, writer, and Roman official.…Więcej

Publius Cornelius Tacitus

(55 - 120 CE)

Publius Cornelius Tacitus Publius Cornelius Tacitus, also called Tacitus, was born in 55 CE, most likely in Gaul. His other name may have been Gaius. Tacitus is called a king of Roman historians. He was…Więcej

Martial

(c. 40 - c. 102-104 CE)

Martial Martial (Marcus Valerius Martialis) was a Roman poet born in Augusta Blbilis in Spain around 40 CE. We don’t know much about the first 40 years of his life. He came to Rome in…Więcej

Flavius Josephus

(37 - after 94 CE)

Joseph Flavius in the engraving from William Whiston’s translation. Josephus Flavius (Iosephus Flavius ) was born in 37 CE in Jerusalem in the priesthood. He was married three times and had two sons – Justus…Więcej

Seneca the Younger

(c. 4 BCE - 65 CE)

Seneca the Younger on the Roman herm. On the other side of the bust is located, Socrates. Author: Calidius | Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license. Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca…Więcej

Ovid

(20 March 43 BCE - 17 or 18 CE)

Ovid in the figure. Ovid was born on March 20, 43 BCE. in Sulmon (Abruzzo, Italy), under the name of Publius Ovidius Naso. He was one of the greatest Roman poets of the Augustan era.…Więcej

Propertius

(c. 50 - c. 15 BCE)

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…Więcej

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