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People executed by the Roman Empire

  • JesusVirtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed historically. This consensus stands firm despite the challenge posed by the Gospels…
  • Tiberius GemellusTiberius Gemellus entered the world on the 10th of October AD 19. This date marked a rare event in Roman history, as he was born alongside his twin brother…
  • LiciniusValerius Licinianus Licinius emerged from a Dacian peasant family in Moesia Superior around the year 265. His early life remained obscure until he joined his…
  • Saint PeterSimon bar Yonah was born in Bethsaida, a town on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee around 1 BC. He worked as a fisherman alongside his brother Andrew…
  • Paul the ApostleIn the year 5 AD, a boy named Saul was born in the city of Tarsus. This city sat within the Roman province of Cilicia and served as one of the largest trade…
  • Seneca the YoungerLucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger was born in Colonia Patricia Corduba, now known as Córdoba, within the Roman province of Baetica.
  • StilichoIn 383, a young man named Stilicho stood before the court of King Shapur III in Ctesiphon. He carried no sword but an embassy mission from Emperor Theodosius…
  • VitelliusAulus Vitellius entered the world on the 24th of September in the year 15, within Nuceria Alfaterna, a town nestled in Campania.
  • Didius JulianusMarcus Didius Julianus entered the world on the 29th of January 133. His father was Quintus Petronius Didius Severus, a man from Mediolanum, now known as…
  • Quintus Aemilius LaetusQuintus Aemilius Laetus was born in Thaenae, a town located in the Roman province of Africa. This place corresponds to modern-day Sfax, Tunisia.
  • MacrinusMarcus Opellius Macrinus was born in Caesarea, now known as Cherchell, within the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis.
  • SejanusLucius Aelius Sejanus entered the world around 20 BC in the Etrurian town of Volsinii. He belonged to the Seia gens, a family of the Equites class or knights.
  • 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…