Agesilaus
Biography of the Spartan king Agesilaus.
Coriolanus - Biography of 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 perhaps unfairly at the hands of his fellow Romans.
Artaxerxes
Plutarch's life of Artaxerxes.
Alexander the Great
Known for intelligence in youth and military prowess as an adult, Alexander led his men in successful conquest across the known world.
Cylon and Draco
These two men, a tyrant and a law giver, were steps along the Athenian road to democracy.
Alaric the Visigoth, by John H. Haaren
The Visigoth "Alaric... laid siege to Rome for the third time. The city was taken and Alaric's dream came true. In a grand procession he rode at the head of his army through the streets of the great capital."
Alcibiades
Guest article on Alcibiades, by Bingley.
Antoninus Pius
The rule of Antoninus Pius (Roman emperor from A.D. 138-161) was marked by peace and prosperity. He was born September 18, 86 and died on March 7, 161, at Lorium (near Rome).
Artemisia
Artemisia, queen of Herodotus' homeland of Halicarnassus, gained renown for her brave, manly actions in the Battle of Salamis, in which she allied herself with Xerxes and Persia.
Aemilius Paullus
L. Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus was the son of the Lucius Aemilius Paullus who was killed at the battle of Cannae (216 B.C.). He served as aedile in 192, and became a knowledgeable augur at a time when the position of augur was sought only for the honour it bestowed.
Augustus - Octavius Octavian Emperor
Augustus, originally Octavius, assumed the name Octavian upon his adoption by Julius Caesar, and then the title of Augustus after he disposed of the other major political powers and assumed control of Rome.
Marcus Licinius Crassus
Although his father had been censor and had celebrated a triumph, Crassus grew up in a small house which was home not only to him and his parents but also to his two elder brothers and their families.
Boudicca of the Iceni
Queen Boudicca led the Iceni in battle against the Romans.
(Julius) Caesar
Great Roman military leader assassinated for fear of his despotic tendencies.
Caligula
Tiberius' successor, the Emperor Caligula, filled his four years on the throne with a reign of terror that may have been the result of a medical condition.
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.
Claudius
The Julio-Claudian emperor and successor of Caligula, satirized by Seneca's Apocolocyntosis and popularized by Robert Graves' I, Claudius.
M. Porcius Cato - Cato the Elder or Cato the Censor
M. Porcius Cato (Cato the Elder or Cato the Censor) was a 2nd Century B.C. Roman politician, general, and writer noted for his austere way of life and rigid principles.
Cleopatra
The Queen of Egypt known for romance and a dramatic suicide, was also leader of her people.
Constantine
Resources on the Roman emperor Constantine I (306 - 337 A.D.).
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.
Cylon and Draco
These two men, a tyrant and a law giver, were steps along the Athenian road to democracy.
Elagabulus
Elagabalus was an attractive, hormonally charged teen with absolute power, the high priest of an exotic god and a Roman emperor from Syria who imposed his eastern customs on Rome.
Emperors - Julio-Claudians
The successors of Julius Caesar, the first five emperors of Rome, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero.
Trajan Decius (249-251 A.D.)
Trajan Decius (249-251 A.D.). Roman Emperor Decius.
Agesilaus
Biography of the Spartan king Agesilaus.
Cassander - Successor of Alexander the Great
