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Ancient Roman exiles
- CiceroMarcus Tullius Cicero was born on the 3rd of January 106 BC in the hill town of Arpinum. His family belonged to the wealthy equestrian order, yet his name…
- OvidPublius Ovidius Naso was born on the 20th of March in 43 BC within the Paelignian town of Sulmo. This Apennine valley settlement lies east of Rome and served…
- John ChrysostomJohn was born in Antioch, Roman Syria, around the year 347. His father died shortly after his birth, leaving him to be raised by his mother Anthusa.
- Gaius MariusGaius Marius was born in Cereatae, a small village near the town of Arpinum in south-east Latium. The town had been conquered by the Romans in the late 4th…
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus NumidicusQuintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus traveled to Athens in his youth. There he studied under Carneades, a celebrated philosopher and master of oratory.
- Exile of OvidIn the year 8 AD, the Roman poet Ovid stood before Emperor Augustus and received a sentence that would end his life in Rome.
- Apollodorus of DamascusApollodorus of Damascus was born in the city of Damascus within Roman Syria during the early 2nd century AD. His name appears as a Hellenized version of the…