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
Alcibiades had it all: looks, charm, money, brains, good family.
Alcibiades
Guest article on Alcibiades, by Bingley.
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.
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).
Artaxerxes
Plutarch's life of Artaxerxes.
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.
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.
Boudicca of the Iceni
Queen Boudicca led the Iceni in battle against the Romans.
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.
Cassander - Successor of Alexander the Great
Cincinnatus - Republican Leader of Rome Cincinnatus
Cincinnatus.
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus was a Roman consul and dictator, but above all, a farmer.
Claudius
The Julio-Claudian emperor and successor of Caligula, satirized by Seneca's Apocolocyntosis and popularized by Robert Graves' I, Claudius.
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.
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.
Cylon and Draco
These two men, a tyrant and a law giver, were steps along the Athenian road to democracy.
Cylon and Draco
These two men, a tyrant and a law giver, were steps along the Athenian road to democracy.
Draco and Cylon
Cylon and Draco, 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.
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.
Marcus Fulvius Flaccus
Entry on the Roman who rose to the high rank of consul and then went back down the hierarchy to become Tribune, Marcus Fulvius Flaccus.
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.
Trajan Decius (249-251 A.D.)
Trajan Decius (249-251 A.D.). Roman Emperor Decius.
