Remembered

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Ban Chao

32 – 102

Explorer, Diplomat

Ban Chao (32–102 CE), courtesy name Zhongsheng, was a Chinese diplomat, explorer, and military general of the Eastern Han dynasty. He was born in Fufeng, now Xi…

Silius Italicus

26 – 101

Lawyer, Politician, Poet, Writer, Military personnel, Historian

Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus (Latin: [ˈsiːlijʊs ɪˈt̪alɪkʊs]; c. 26 – c. 101 AD) was a Roman senator, orator and epic poet of the Silver Age of Latin…

Agabus

1st century – 1st century

Historical figure

Agabus (; Greek: Ἄγαβος, romanized: Hágabos; Syriac: ܚܓܒ, romanized: Ḥagabo) was an early follower of Christianity from Syria mentioned in the Acts of the Apost…

Apollonius of Tyana

15 – 100

Philosopher, Mathematician

Apollonius of Tyana (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος ὁ Τυανεύς; c. AD 15 – c. 100) was a Greek philosopher and religious leader from the town of Tyana, Cappadocia in…

Bartholomew the Apostle

1st century BC – 1st century

Presbyter

Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Most scholars today identify Bartholomew as Nathanael, who appears in the Go…

Caiaphas

1st century – 1st century

Kohen, Politician

Joseph ben Caiaphas () was a High Priest of Israel during the first century. In the New Testament, the Gospels of Matthew, Luke and John indicate he was an orga…

Dionysius the Areopagite

1st century – 1st century

Presbyter, Bishop

Dionysius the Areopagite (; Ancient Greek: Διονύσιος ὁ Ἀρεοπαγίτης Dionysios ho Areopagitēs) was an Athenian judge at the Areopagus Court in Athens, who lived i…

Gaius Julius Civilis

25 – 1st century

Military personnel, Freedom fighter

Gaius Julius Civilis (AD 25 – c. 1st century; erroneously also Claudius Civilis) was the leader of the Batavian rebellion against the Romans in 69 AD. His nomen…

Herod Agrippa II

27 – 100

Politician

Herod Agrippa II (Roman name: Marcus Julius Agrippa, Hebrew: אגריפס; AD 27/28 – c. 92 or 100), sometimes shortened to Agrippa II or Agrippa, was the last ruler…

Josephus

37 – 100

Writer, Historian

Here’s a revised and improved memorial biography for Flavius Josephus, using only well-supported facts from reliable sources: --- Flavius Josephus (born Yosef…

Longinus

1st century – 1st century

Military personnel, Writer

Longinus (Greek: Λογγίνος) is the name given to the unknown Roman soldier who pierced the side of Jesus with a lance, who in medieval and some modern Christian…

Musa of Parthia

46 BC – 1st century

Politician, Sovereign

Musa (also spelled Mousa), also known as Thea Musa, was the reigning queen of the Parthian Empire from 2 BC to 4 AD. Originally an Italian slave-girl, Augustus…

Philip the Evangelist

1st century – 1st century

Deacon

Philip the Evangelist (Greek: Φίλιππος, Philippos) appears several times in the Acts of the Apostles. According to the work, he was one of the Seven chosen to c…

Pomponius Mela

15 – 1st century

Geographer, Writer, Historian

I conducted research using reliable scholarly and reference sources to verify and refine the details of Pomponius Mela’s life and work. Here is an improved, fac…

Saint Sarah

1st century – 1st century

Missionary

Saint Sarah, also known as Sara-la-Kâli ("Sara the Black"; Romani: Sara e Kali), is the patron saint of the Romani people in Folk Catholicism. The center of her…

Thecla

1st century – 1st century

Theologian

Thecla (Ancient Greek: Θέκλα, Thékla) was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul the Apostle. The earliest record of her life co…

Valerius Maximus

1st century BC – 1st century

Historian, Writer, Poet

Valerius Maximus () was a 1st-century Latin writer and author of a collection of historical anecdotes: Factorum et dictorum memorabilium libri IX ("Nine books o…

Clement of Rome

— – 99

Theologian, Catholic priest

Clement of Rome (Latin: Clemens Romanus; Ancient Greek: Κλήμης Ῥώμης, romanized: Klēmēs Rōmēs; died c. 100), also known as Pope Clement I, was the Bishop of Rom…

Nerva

30 – 98

Politician

Nerva (; born Marcus Cocceius Nerva; 8 November 30 – 27 January 98) was a Roman emperor from AD 96 to 98. Nerva became emperor when aged almost 66, after a life…

John the Evangelist

10 – 98

Evangelist, Apostle

John the Evangelist (c. 6 AD – c. 100 AD) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John. Christians have traditionally identified him with…