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Find out more about the greatest Ancient Roman Intellectuals & Academics, including Cicero, Pliny the Elder, Hypatia, Seneca the Younger and Plutarch

Famous Ancient Roman Intellectuals & Academics

Famous People From Roman Empire
Philosophers
CiceroCicero
03 January 0106
Philosopher, Political Theorist
St. AugustineSt. Augustine
13 November 0354
Philosopher

Seneca the YoungerLucius Annaeus Seneca
0004 BC
Roman Philosopher & Statesman

HypatiaHypatia
0370 AD
Mathematician, Philosopher, Astronomer, Writer

Claudius PtolemyClaudius Ptolemy
0090 AD
Astronomer, Cartographer & Mathematician

Pliny the ElderPliny the Elder
0023 AD
Philosopher
PlutarchPlutarch
0045 AD
Philosopher, Historian, Biographer, Essayist, &

TacitusTacitus
0056 AD
Historian

Cato the ElderCato the Elder
0234 BC
Historian
IrenaeusIrenaeus
0130 AD
Bishop

LivyLivy
0059 BC
Historian
PlotinusPlotinus
0204 AD
Founder of Neo-Platonism

LucretiusLucretius
15 October 0099
Philosopher

PhiloPhilo
0025 BC
Philosopher

JulianJulian
0331 AD
Emperor

AmbroseAmbrose
0340 AD
Doctor
Pseudo-Dionysius the AreopagitePseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
Theologian

Apollonius of TyanaApollonius of Tyana
0015 AD
Philosopher

PelagiusPelagius
0354 AD
Theologian

ApuleiusApuleius
0125 AD
Writer
Sextus EmpiricusSextus Empiricus
0160 AD
Physician ,Philosopher

AppianAppian
0095 AD
Historian
MacrobiusMacrobius
0370 AD
Scholar

JustinJustin
Writer

Quintus Curtius RufusQuintus Curtius Rufus
Historian
EutychesEutyches
0380 AD
Abbot

AtticusAtticus
0175 BC
Philosopher
HerodianHerodian
0170 AD
Civil servant

Velleius PaterculusVelleius Paterculus
0019 AD
Historian

Valerius MaximusValerius Maximus
Writer
Marcus Cornelius FrontoMarcus Cornelius Fronto
0100 AD
Advocate

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George SphrantzesGeorge Sphrantzes
30 August 1401
Historian
Aelius DonatusAelius Donatus
Grammarian

Joannes ZonarasJoannes Zonaras
1074 AD
Byzantine historian

Antiochus Of AscalonAntiochus Of Ascalon
0125 AD
Philosopher

Quintus Fabius PictorQuintus Fabius Pictor
0254 AD
Historiographer
Kâtip ÇelebiKâtip Çelebi
1609 AD
Polymath
Peregrinus ProteusPeregrinus Proteus
0095 AD
Philosopher

Nikephoros Bryennios the YoungerNikephoros Bryennios the Younger
1062 AD
Military General

John ArgyropoulosJohn Argyropoulos
1415 AD
Philosopher

Gnaeus Pompeius TrogusGnaeus Pompeius Trogus
Historian
Gaius Asinius PollioGaius Asinius Pollio
0075 AD
Soldier

Sextus Pompeius FestusSextus Pompeius Festus
Grammarian

Ahmed Cevdet PashaAhmed Cevdet Pasha
22 March 1822
Scholar

Marcus Minucius FelixMarcus Minucius Felix
Apologist

George The SyncellusGeorge The Syncellus
Byzantine historian
Publius Clodius Thrasea PaetusPublius Clodius Thrasea Paetus
Political figure

Nicephorus GregorasNicephorus Gregoras
1295 AD
Astronomer
Lucius Annaeus CornutusLucius Annaeus Cornutus
Philosopher

Diadochos of PhotikiDiadochos of Photiki
0400 AD
Saint

Nigidius FigulusNigidius Figulus
0098 AD
Scholar
Menander ProtectorMenander Protector
Historian

John II, Bishop of JerusalemJohn II, Bishop of Jerusalem
0356 AD
Author
Quintus Aurelius Memmius SymmachusQuintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus
Historian

Marcus Antistius LabeoMarcus Antistius Labeo
Jurist

George HamartolosGeorge Hamartolos
0842 AD
Byzantine historian

St. TheodotusSt. Theodotus
Theologian

Euthymius ZigabenusEuthymius Zigabenus
1050 AD
Byzantine theologian
FenestellaFenestella
0052 AD
Historian

Joseph GenesiusJoseph Genesius
31 October 0000
Author

Manuel MoschopoulosManuel Moschopoulos
1265 AD
Grammarian

TroilusTroilus