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Politicians from Ancient Rome

52 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alfenus VarusAuthor · BooksAlfenus Varus was an ancient Roman jurist and writer who lived around the 1st century BC.
Arulenus RusticusAuthor · BooksQuintus Junius Arulenus Rusticus (c. 35 – 93 AD) was a Roman Senator and a friend and follower of Thrasea Paetus, and like him an ardent admirer of Stoic philosophy.
Aulus Postumius AlbinusAuthor · BooksHe was born in Ancient Rome.
CiceroAuthor · BooksMarcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, and writer who tried to uphold optimate principles during the…
ClaudiusAuthor · BooksTiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (1 August 10 BC – 13 October AD 54), or simply Claudius, was a Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 until his death in AD 54.
FrontinusDesigner · DesignSextus Julius Frontinus (c. 40 – 103 AD) was a Roman civil engineer, author, soldier and senator of the late 1st century AD.
Gaius Asinius GallusAuthor · BooksGaius Asinius Gallus (before 38 BC – AD 33) was a Roman senator, son of Gaius Asinius Pollio and Quinctia.
Gaius Cassius LonginusAuthor · BooksGaius Cassius Longinus (disambiguation)
Gaius Cassius ParmensisAuthor · BooksGaius Cassius Parmensis (born c. 74 BC; died 31 or 30 BC in Athens) was a Roman politician and a Latin writer of the late Roman Republic.
Gaius MaecenasAuthor · BooksGaius Cilnius Maecenas (13 April 68 BC – 8 BC) was a friend and political advisor to Octavian (who later reigned as emperor Augustus).
Gaius Valgius RufusAuthor · BooksGaius Valgius Rufus was a Roman senator, and a contemporary of Horace and Maecenas. He succeeded Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus as suffect consul upon the latter's death in 12 BC.
GallienusAuthor · BooksPublius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus (lang, galliˈeːnʊs; c. 218 – September 268) was Roman emperor with his father Valerian from 253 to 260 and alone from 260 to 268.
GermanicusAuthor · BooksGermanicus Julius Caesar (24 May 15 BC – 10 October AD 19) was a Roman general and politician most famously known for his campaigns against Arminius in Germania.
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus GaetulicusAuthor · BooksGnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Gaetulicus (died AD 39) was a Roman senator and general. He was ordinary consul in the year 26 with Gaius Calvisius Sabinus as his colleague.
Gnaeus Domitius AferAuthor · BooksGnaeus Domitius Afer (died 59) was a Roman orator and advocate, born in Nemausus (Nîmes) in Gallia Narbonensis. He flourished in the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.
HadrianAuthor · Books
Helvius CinnaAuthor · BooksGaius Helvius Cinna (died 20 March 44 BC) was an influential neoteric poet of the late Roman Republic, a little older than the generation of Catullus and Calvus.
JulianAuthor · Books
Julius CaesarAuthor · BooksGaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general, statesman, and author who was the dictator of the Roman Republic almost continuously from 49 BC until his…
Julius Firmicus MaternusAuthor · BooksJulius Firmicus Maternus was a Roman Latin writer and astrologer, who received a pagan classical education that made him conversant with Greek;
Lucius Cincius AlimentusAuthor · BooksLucius Cincius Alimentus (about200BC) was a celebrated Roman annalist, jurist, and provincial official.
Lucius CornificiusAuthor · BooksLucius Cornificius, a member of the plebeian gens Cornificia, was a Roman politician and consul in 35 BC.
Mallius TheodorusAuthor · BooksFlavius Mallius Theodorus (c. 376–409) was a Roman politician and author of an extant treatise on metres, De metris, one of the best of its kind (H. Keil, Grammatici Latini, vi.).
Marcus Aemilius ScaurusAuthor · BooksMarcus Aemilius Scaurus (c. 159 – c.
Marcus Antistius LabeoAuthor · BooksMarcus Antistius Labeo was a jurist, politician, lawyer and writer (100–10).
Marcus AureliusAuthor · BooksMarcus Aurelius (name)
Marcus Cluvius RufusAuthor · BooksMarcus Cluvius Rufus was a Roman consul, senator, governor, and historian who was mentioned on several occasions by Tacitus, Suetonius, Cassius Dio, Josephus and Plutarch.
Marcus Cornelius FrontoAuthor · BooksMarcus Cornelius Fronto (c. 100late 160s AD), best known as Fronto, was a Roman grammarian, rhetorician, and advocate.
Marcus Valerius Messalla CorvinusAuthor · BooksMarcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus (consul 58)
Marcus Vipsanius AgrippaDesigner · DesignMarcus Vipsanius Agrippa (c. 63 BC – 12 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who was a close friend, son-in-law and lieutenant to the Roman emperor Augustus.[2] Agrippa is well known for…
PetroniusAuthor · BooksGaius Petronius Arbiter (c. 66 AD; sometimes Titus Petronius Niger) was a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero.
Publius Clodius Thrasea PaetusAuthor · BooksPublius Clodius Thrasea Paetus (AD 42–66; died 66) was a Roman senator who lived in the 1st century AD.
Publius Mucius ScaevolaAuthor · BooksPublius Mucius Scaevola (c. 176 BC) was a prominent Roman politician and jurist who was consul in 133 BC.
Publius Pomponius SecundusAuthor · BooksPublius Pomponius Secundus was a distinguished statesman and poet in the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, and Claudius.
Quintus Aurelius Memmius SymmachusAuthor · BooksQuintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus (died 526) was a 6th-century Roman aristocrat, a historian and a supporter of Nicene Christianity.
Quintus Curtius RufusAuthor · BooksQuintus Curtius Rufus was a Roman historian, likely active in the 1st century AD. He is known solely for his surviving work, Historiae Alexandri Magni ("Histories of Alexander the Great"),…
Quintus HortensiusAuthor · BooksQuintus Hortensius Hortalus (114–50 BC) was a Roman lawyer, an orator and a statesman. Politically he belonged to the Optimates.
Quintus Lutatius CatulusAuthor · BooksQuintus Lutatius Catulus (149–87 BC) was a consul of the Roman Republic in 102 BC. His consular colleague was Gaius Marius.
Servius Sulpicius RufusAuthor · BooksServius Sulpicius Rufus (c. 105 BC – 43 BC), was a Roman orator and jurist.
Sidonius ApollinarisAuthor · BooksGaius Sollius Modestus Apollinaris Sidonius, better known as Sidonius Apollinaris (5 November, c. 430 – 481/490 AD), was a poet, diplomat, and bishop.
Silius ItalicusAuthor · BooksTiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus (lang; c. 26 – c.
TacitusAuthor · BooksPublius Cornelius Tacitus, known simply as Tacitus (lang; c. AD 56 – c.
ThemistiusAuthor · BooksThemistius (Themistios; 317 – c. 388 AD), nicknamed Euphrades (Εὐφραδής, "eloquent"), was a statesman, rhetorician and philosopher.
Titus Vestricius SpurinnaAuthor · BooksTitus Vestricius Spurinna (c. 24 – after 105 AD) was a Roman senator, consul, and a friend and role model of Pliny the Younger.

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