Biography Men C
Ancient men whose names begin with C.
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Callimachus
Callimachus was the greatest Hellenistic era poet and father of librarians.
Callimachus was the greatest Hellenistic era poet and father of librarians.
Callinus
Profile of Callinus of Ephesus.
Profile of Callinus of Ephesus.
Camillus
A Roman, Camillus kept running in and out of public favor, going into exile only to be summoned back when his services were needed.
A Roman, Camillus kept running in and out of public favor, going into exile only to be summoned back when his services were needed.
Carinus - Roman Emperor Carinus
Carinus, son of the Roman emperor Carus and brother of the Roman emperor Numerian was a Roman emperor who was killed by his own troops and succeeded by Emperor Diolcetian.
Carinus, son of the Roman emperor Carus and brother of the Roman emperor Numerian was a Roman emperor who was killed by his own troops and succeeded by Emperor Diolcetian.
Lord Carnarvon (Curse of the Mummy)
Glossary entry on Lord George Carnarvon who is known for his connection with the Egyptian mummy's curse.
Glossary entry on Lord George Carnarvon who is known for his connection with the Egyptian mummy's curse.
Cassander
Cassander was one of the diadochoi, the successors of Alexander the Great.
Cassander was one of the diadochoi, the successors of Alexander the Great.
Cato the Elder
Article by Bingley on M. Porcius Cato (Cato the Elder or Cato the Censor), who was a 2nd Century B.C. Roman politician, general, and writer noted for his austere way of life and rigid principles. It was he who convinced Rome that Carthage must be destroyed in the Punic Wars. He also homeschooled his son.
Article by Bingley on M. Porcius Cato (Cato the Elder or Cato the Censor), who was a 2nd Century B.C. Roman politician, general, and writer noted for his austere way of life and rigid principles. It was he who convinced Rome that Carthage must be destroyed in the Punic Wars. He also homeschooled his son.
Cato the Younger
Plutarch's life of Cato the Younger.
Plutarch's life of Cato the Younger.
Chrysostom
Profile of early Church father, St. John Chrysostom of Constantinople.
Profile of early Church father, St. John Chrysostom of Constantinople.
Cimon
Cimon gave up his illicit lover when an opportunity presented to marry her off to someone who could pay off a family debt. Cimon is also one of the few Athenians who was actually ostracized, but he was also a leading Athenian general and probably a cousin of the historian Thucydides.
Cimon gave up his illicit lover when an opportunity presented to marry her off to someone who could pay off a family debt. Cimon is also one of the few Athenians who was actually ostracized, but he was also a leading Athenian general and probably a cousin of the historian Thucydides.
Cincinnatus
An early Republican leader, Cincinnatus was a model of Roman virtue.
An early Republican leader, Cincinnatus was a model of Roman virtue.
Cleomenes I King of Sparta
Cleomenes I was an Agiad king of Sparta who reigned for about 30 years and was involved in disputes among various Greek poleis.
Cleomenes I was an Agiad king of Sparta who reigned for about 30 years and was involved in disputes among various Greek poleis.
Cleomenes
Plutarch's life of Cleomenes.
Plutarch's life of Cleomenes.
Clitus - Black Clitus of the Companion Cavalry
Clitus (or Black Clitus) was a Macedonian officer born around 375 B.C. Alexander the Great killed him in 328.
Clitus (or Black Clitus) was a Macedonian officer born around 375 B.C. Alexander the Great killed him in 328.
Constantine III
Constantine III was a Roman Emperor in the early fifth century.
Constantine III was a Roman Emperor in the early fifth century.
Coriolanus
When the Roman Coriolanus fled to the Volscians, they were happy to have a competent general to lead them against the Romans. Coriolanus would have done so, too, had not his mother stepped in the way.
When the Roman Coriolanus fled to the Volscians, they were happy to have a competent general to lead them against the Romans. Coriolanus would have done so, too, had not his mother stepped in the way.
Coriolanus
Plutarch's life of Coriolanus.
Plutarch's life of Coriolanus.
Coriolanus
Coriolanus was one of the famous Romans whose biography was written by Plutarch. More famous than Plutarch's biography is Shakepeare's Coriolanus, a Roman military leader who suffered unfairly at the hands of his fellow Romans.
Coriolanus was one of the famous Romans whose biography was written by Plutarch. More famous than Plutarch's biography is Shakepeare's Coriolanus, a Roman military leader who suffered unfairly at the hands of his fellow Romans.
Crassus
Plutarch's life of Crassus.
Plutarch's life of Crassus.
Crassus
Bingley's biography of Crassus.
Bingley's biography of Crassus.
Ctesius - Greek Physician & Persian Historian
Ctesius was a Greek physician and historian who wrote 23 books on the history of Babylonia, Assyria, and the Persian Empire to 398 B.C. His sources were Persian archives. Based on what he heard at the court of the Persian king Artaxerxes II Mnemon from 404 to 398/7, Ctesius wrote a history of India.
Ctesius was a Greek physician and historian who wrote 23 books on the history of Babylonia, Assyria, and the Persian Empire to 398 B.C. His sources were Persian archives. Based on what he heard at the court of the Persian king Artaxerxes II Mnemon from 404 to 398/7, Ctesius wrote a history of India.
Cylon and Draco
These two men, a tyrant and a law giver, were steps along the Athenian road to democracy.
These two men, a tyrant and a law giver, were steps along the Athenian road to democracy.