Biographies of Romans (Representatives of culture)
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Favorinus of Arelate
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 made him an acknowledged and ... Read more
Claudius Aelianus
Claudius Aelianus was born Claudius Aelianus Praenestinus around 175 CE in Praeneste. He was a Roman writer and rhetoric teacher who operated during the time of Emperor Septimius Severus and probably survived Elagabalus. Three of his works have survived to ... Read more
Apuleius of Madaura
(Lucius) Apuleius, also known as Apuleius of Madaura, was born in Madaura in about 125 CE. He was a Berber writer and philosopher. His name is a controversial issue, it is presumed on the basis of one of his works ... Read more
Ammianus Marcellinus
Ammianus Marcellinus was born around 330 CE in Antioch, the capital of Syria. He was a historian and Roman commander of Greek origin. He took part in the battles against the Persians, Alemans and Goths. He is said to be ... Read more
Pliny the Elder
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 image seems to be wrong. ... Read more
Tertullian
Tertullian Tertullian (Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus) was born around 150 CE. He was a Latin theologian from North Africa who converted to Christianity in 190. At that time, he became his worst apologist at that time. Tertullian’s teaching is a ... Read more
Flavius Vegetius
Flavius Vegetius, born as Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus was a Roman writer and historian in the second half of the 4th century CE. Author of outstanding work on military – De rei militari. In De rei militari Vegetius describes himself ... Read more
Seneca the Younger
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 Minor) was born around 4 ... Read more
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