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Born 20 BCE
Died February 21, 4 • Lycia • Turkey
Notable Family Members father Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa • mother Julia
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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