4Nicolaus of Damascus Completes History of the World

Nicolaus of Damascus writes the 15-volume History of the Wor...
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📜 Herodotus Completes 'The Histories'

Herodotus completes his History, which records the events concerning the Persian War.
Herodotus Completes 'The Histories' (-449)
Ancient greeceHistoriographyPersian WarsHistoryLiteratureWriting
GreeceGreeceTurkeyTurkey

✍️ Nicolaus of Damascus Completes History of the World

Nicolaus of Damascus writes the 15-volume History of the World.
HistoriographyLiteratureHistoryAncient greeceRoman EmpireBiographyWorld History
SyriaSyriaGreeceGreece

✍️ Nicolaus of Damascus Writes Biography of Emperor Augustus

Nicolaus of Damascus writes a biography of the Emperor Augustus (Bios Kaisaros).
Nicolaus of Damascus Writes Biography of Emperor Augustus (15)
BiographyRoman EmpireAugustusRoman LiteratureAncient romeHistoriography
ItalyItalySyriaSyria

✍️ Death of Greek Epigrammatist Crinagoras

Death of Greek Epigrammatist Crinagoras (19)
Ancient greeceRoman EmpirePoetryLiteratureClassical Antiquity
GreeceGreeceTurkeyTurkey

🗺️ Strabo Publishes Geographica

Greek geographer Strabo publishes Geographica, a work covering the world known to the Romans and Greeks at the time of Emperor Augustus – it is the only such book to survive from the ancient world.
Strabo Publishes Geographica (23)
Ancient greeceAncient romeGeographyCartographyStraboHistoriographyLiteratureRoman EmpireWorld History
GreeceGreeceItalyItalyEgyptEgypt

✍️ Plutarch's Birth

Plutarch, Greek historian and biographer (approximate date)
Plutarch's Birth (49)
Ancient greeceRoman EmpireBiographyHistorianLiteraturePhilosophyMoral PhilosophyClassical Antiquity
GreeceGreece