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1st-century BC historians
- Julius CaesarGaius Julius Caesar entered the world on 12 or the 13th of July 100 BC into a family claiming ancient divine lineage. His clan traced its roots to Julus, son…
- StraboThe name Strabo meant squinty to the Romans, a term used for anyone with distorted eyes. Yet this ancient Greek geographer lived in Asia Minor during the…
- LivyTitus Livius was born in Patavium, now known as Padua, during the year 59 BC. This city stood as the second wealthiest location on the Italian peninsula at…
- Diodorus SiculusDiodorus Siculus emerged from the town of Agyrium in ancient Sicily, now known as Agira. He wrote his monumental history between 60 BC and 30 BC.
- Dionysius of HalicarnassusDionysius of Halicarnassus arrived in Rome after the civil wars ended, settling there during the reign of Emperor Augustus.
- SallustGaius Sallustius Crispus likely entered the world in Amiternum, a town nestled within Sabine territory. Modern scholars debate whether he was born there or…
- Gaius Asinius PollioGaius Asinius Pollio emerged from the hills of central Italy, born in the town known today as Chieti. His father bore the name Gnaeus Asinius Pollio, a man…