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Ancient Roman generals

  • Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (son of Pompey)Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus entered the world around 75 BC, born into a family that dominated Roman politics. He was the elder son of Pompey the Great and his…
  • Marcus Junius BrutusMarcus Junius Brutus was born in late 85 BC into the illustrious plebeian gens Junia. His father, also named Marcus Junius Brutus, served as tribune of the…
  • Gnaeus Octavius (consul 87 BC)Gnaeus Octavius entered the Roman political arena as a member of the Plebeian gens Octavia. His father held the consulship in 128 BC, establishing a family…
  • Gaius Cassius LonginusGaius Cassius Longinus emerged from the gens Cassia, a family that had held prominence in Rome since the 6th century BC.
  • TitusTitus Flavius Vespasianus entered the world on the 30th of December 39 AD in Rome. His family name was Flavia, a gens that rose from obscurity to imperial…
  • Lucius Antonius (brother of Mark Antony)Lucius Antonius spent his early years roaming through Rome in bad company. Plutarch describes the untamed life of him and his friends.
  • TrajanMarcus Ulpius Traianus arrived in the world on the 18th of September AD53 within the Roman province of Hispania Baetica.
  • Nero Claudius DrususNero Claudius Drusus entered the world between mid-March and mid-April 38 BC, three months after his mother Livia married Augustus on the 17th of January.
  • Lucius Junius BrutusIn 509 BC, the Roman people voted to banish King Tarquinius Superbus and establish a new system of government. Lucius Junius Brutus stood at the center of…
  • Lucius Cornelius CinnaLucius Cornelius Cinna entered the world before 130 BC into a patrician family that lacked recent distinction. The historian Theodor Mommsen once argued the…
  • Marcus Vipsanius AgrippaMarcus Vipsanius Agrippa entered the world in 63 BC, the same year Octavian was born. His family originated in the Italian countryside and held plebeian…
  • 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…
  • Marcus Furius CamillusThe name Marcus Furius Camillus appears in the Etruscan François Tomb, built near Vulci around 350 BC. One painting there shows a figure named Gneve…