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Suicides in Ancient Rome
- 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…
- Mark AntonyMarcus Antonius was born in Rome on the 14th of January 83 BC. His father, Marcus Antonius Creticus, held a reputation for incompetence and corruption among…
- Gordian IMarcus Antonius Gordianus lived from 158 to April 238. His name suggests paternal ancestors received Roman citizenship under Mark Antony during the late…
- Gaius Calpurnius Piso (conspirator)Gaius Calpurnius Piso stood tall and good-looking in the heart of Rome. He inherited connections with many distinguished families from his father, Lucius…
- PetroniusGaius Petronius Arbiter lived during the reign of Emperor Nero in ancient Rome. He served as suffect consul in 62 AD, a high political office that placed him…
- NeroLucius Domitius Ahenobarbus was born on the 15th of December AD 37 in Antium. His father died when he was three years old, leaving him an orphan at a young…
- Seneca the YoungerLucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger was born in Colonia Patricia Corduba, now known as Córdoba, within the Roman province of Baetica.
- MaximianMaximian was born around the year 250 near Sirmium in the province of Pannonia. His family owned a shop, and he grew up along the war-torn Danube frontier.
- OthoMarcus Salvius Otho entered the world on the 28th of April AD 32. His grandfather Marcus had served as a senator before him.
- LucanMarcus Annaeus Lucanus arrived in the Roman colony of Corduba on the 3rd of November AD 39. He entered a wealthy family with central Italic origins that…
- Naevius Sutorius MacroQuintus Naevius Cordus Sutorius Macro entered the world in 21 BC at Alba Fucens. This Roman town sat at the foot of Monte Velino on a hill north of the Via…
- LucretiaNo contemporary records exist for Lucretia or the events surrounding her death. Roman historian Livy and Greco-Roman historian Dionysius of Halicarnassus…