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Famous Romans
Social Studies 08
Sutherland Secondary
Pliny the Elder
• Caius Plinius Secundus
(23CE-79CE)
• Author of Natural History
• Died from inhalation of
poisonous gases during
the eruption of Mt.
Vesuvius at Pompeii
Galen
•
started his career as physician of
gladiators, but he became court
physician of the Roman emperors
Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, and
Septimius Severus. He published
many books, which he had to
rewrite after his library was
destroyed by fire in 191. These
book became extremely influential
in the Middle Ages, when they
were well-read in both the
Byzantine empire and the Arab
world. Great scientists like Ibn
Sina, Ibn Rushd and Vesalius based
their researches on the foundations
laid by Galen.
Cicero
•
Marcus Tullius Cicero
(106-43 B.C.) was both a
Roman orator and
statesman. His extensive
philosophical interest led
him to author several
classic philosophical
works like "De Oratore"
Although he was often
criticized for lack of
originality, few could
deny his superiority in
rhetoric.
Julius Caesar
• Commentaries on the
Gallic Wars
• This is a detailed
description of the war
campaigns of Julius
Caesar, starting from the
time that he was in charge
of the Roman forces in
France (Gaul). Caesar's
writing style is that of a
detailed factual report,
prepared year by year, of
the events.
Livy
• Livy's History of
Rome from its
foundation, is a
description of the birth
and growth of the
Roman republic and is
considered to be a
piece of art.
Virgil
• The greatest of the Roman
poets, Publius Vergilius
Maro.
• His influence continued
through the Middle Ages
and into modern times.
• Dante revered him as his
master and represented
him as his guide in the
`Divine Comedy'.
Chaucer, Spenser, Milton,
and Tennyson owed much
to him.
Tacitus
• Cornelius
Tacitus
• c.AD 55-c.AD
117, Roman
historian
• Wrote the
Annals