TheFamousPeople

Find out more about the greatest Ancient Roman Writers, including Horace, Virgil, Ovid, Ambrose and Irenaeus

Famous Ancient Roman Writers

Famous People From Roman Empire
Poets
Virgil Virgil
15 October 0070
Poet
HoraceHorace
08 December 0065
Roman poet

IrenaeusIrenaeus
0130 AD
Bishop

LucretiusLucretius
15 October 0099
Philosopher

PetroniusPetronius
0027 AD
Author

PlautusPlautus
0254 BC
Playwright
ApuleiusApuleius
0125 AD
Writer

LucanLucan
03 November 0039
poet

Gaius MaecenasGaius Maecenas
15 April 0068
Poet
PersiusPersius
04 December 0034
poet

PropertiusPropertius
0047 BC
poet
ColumellaColumella
31 October 0004
Writer

Publius Flavius Vegetius RenatusPublius Flavius Vegetius Renatus
Writer

Sidonius ApollinarisSidonius Apollinaris
0430 AD
Poet

StatiusStatius
0045 AD
poet

Martianus CapellaMartianus Capella
0360 AD
Prose writer
AusoniusAusonius
0310 AD
Poet

TibullusTibullus
0055 BC
poet,writer

UlpianUlpian
0170 AD
Roman jurist

Valerius MaximusValerius Maximus
Writer
Aulus Cornelius CelsusAulus Cornelius Celsus
31 October 0026
Medical doctor

ClaudianClaudian
0370 AD
Poet
JulianJulian
0331 AD
Emperor

PrudentiusPrudentius
0348 AD
Poet

Aelius DonatusAelius Donatus
Grammarian
Marcus ManiliusMarcus Manilius
0001 AD
poet, astrologer

PriscianPriscian
0500 AD
Grammarian
Silius ItalicusSilius Italicus
0025 AD
Poet

Marcus Valerius Messalla CorvinusMarcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus
0064 AD
Author

Helvius CinnaHelvius Cinna
0085 BC
Poet
Joannes ZonarasJoannes Zonaras
1074 AD
Byzantine historian

Continue Reading Below
Livius AndronicusLivius Andronicus
0280 BC
Dramatist
AgathiasAgathias
0536 AD
Poet, Historian

Kâtip ÇelebiKâtip Çelebi
1609 AD
Polymath

Gaius Valerius FlaccusGaius Valerius Flaccus
0045 AD
Poet

Gaius Asinius PollioGaius Asinius Pollio
0075 AD
Soldier
Constantine ManassesConstantine Manasses
1130 AD
Byzantine author
CorneliaCornelia
Aristocrat

Rutilius Claudius NamatianusRutilius Claudius Namatianus
0416 AD
Poet

John II, Bishop of JerusalemJohn II, Bishop of Jerusalem
0356 AD
Author

Sextus Julius FrontinusSextus Julius Frontinus
0040 AD
Author, politician, civil engineer
George HamartolosGeorge Hamartolos
0842 AD
Byzantine historian

Antipope NovatianAntipope Novatian
0200 AD
Scholar, Priest, Theologian and antipope

Gennadius of ConstantinopleGennadius of Constantinople
Writer

Marcus Antistius LabeoMarcus Antistius Labeo
Jurist

Licinius Macer CalvusLicinius Macer Calvus
28 May 0082
Orator
John GeometresJohn Geometres
0935 AD
Poet

Joseph GenesiusJoseph Genesius
31 October 0000
Author
Decimus LaberiusDecimus Laberius
0105 AD
Writer

FenestellaFenestella
0052 AD
Historian

Albinovanus PedoAlbinovanus Pedo
Poet
Publius Valerius CatoPublius Valerius Cato
0100 AD
Poet

Euthymius ZigabenusEuthymius Zigabenus
1050 AD
Byzantine theologian
Publius Annius FlorusPublius Annius Florus
Poet

Theodore ProdromusTheodore Prodromus
1115 AD
Author

Statius CaeciliusStatius Caecilius
0220 BC
 

Gregory II CypriusGregory II Cyprius
1241 AD
Ecumenical Patriarch

Anthony MelissaAnthony Melissa
1000 AD
Monk
George The SyncellusGeorge The Syncellus
Byzantine historian