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Also Known As	Lesbia
Flourished	c.100 BCE - c.1 BCE

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Lucius Julius Caesar

Roman consul

Caravaggio: The Conversion of St. Paul (second version)

St. Paul the Apostle

Christian Apostle

Statue of Julius Caesar in Roman military attire stands in front of a domed building in Rome, Italy, with a clear blue sky in the background.

Julius Caesar

Roman ruler

Justus of Ghent: Saint Augustine

St. Augustine

Christian bishop and theologian

Augustus

Augustus

Roman emperor

Constantine I

Constantine I

Roman emperor

Horace, bronze medal, 4th century; in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

Horace

Roman poet

Marble bust of Roman emperor Tiberius showing a youthful male face with short, wavy hair and a neutral expression.

Tiberius

Roman emperor

Marble bust of Marcus Tullius Cicero, shown with short hair and draped clothing, displayed against a black background.

Cicero

Roman statesman, scholar, and writer

Pompey

Pompey the Great

Roman statesman

Hadrian

Hadrian

Roman emperor

Ancient Roman mosaic showing the poet Virgil seated and writing, flanked by the muses Clio and Melpomene, displayed in a decorative border.

Virgil

Roman poet

Diocletian

Diocletian

Roman emperor

Tacitus

Tacitus

Roman historian

Theodosius I

Theodosius I

Roman emperor

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Scipio Africanus the Younger

Roman general

Silver coin from Carthago Nova, believed to be a portrait of Scipio Africanus the Elder; in the Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, National Museum, Copenhagen.

Scipio Africanus

Roman general

Bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius with his right arm raised, seated on a horse, at Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome, Italy.

Marcus Aurelius

emperor of Rome

Bust of Vespasian, found at Ostia; in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome.

Vespasian

Roman emperor

Catullus, bust in Sirmione, Italy.

Catullus

Roman poet