Biographies of Romans (Representatives of culture)

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Vitruvius

Image of Vitruvius (right), from 1684, who is presenting to Augustus De Architectura. Na licencji Creative Commons Uznanie autorstwa - Na tych samych warunkach 3.0. Marcus Vitruvius was born as Marcus Vitruvius Pollio. He was a Roman architect and war ... Read more

Claudius Ptolemy

Print showing Claudius Ptolemy. Claudius Ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaeus) was born around 100 CE. He was a Greek astronomer, mathematician and geographer. He lived in Egypt, which at that time belonged to the Roman Empire. We don’t know much about his ... Read more

Ennius

Ennius Ennius was born in 239 BCE in Rudiae (Apulia) as Quintus Ennius. He was a Roman poet, considered as the father of Roman poetry. Only fragments of his work have survived to our times. He came from Calabria. The ... Read more

Horace

Horace worked during the most splendid flourishing of Roman literature during the time of Augustus. Illustration from 1905, Anton von Werner. Horace was born on 8th of December 65 BCE in Apulia under the name of Quintus Horatius Flaccus. He ... Read more

Publius Cornelius Tacitus

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 learning rhetoric from Quintilianus. In ... Read more
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