Casperius Aelianus (c.45-98): praetorian prefect of the Roman emperors Domitian and Nerva.
Soldier of the praetorian guard.
Casperius Aelianus is hardly more…
Cassius Dio (164-c.235): Roman senator of Greek descent, historian, author of a very important Roman History.
Severus Alexander
Like Arrian of Nicomedia and Appian of Alexandria,…
Simon ben Kosiba, surnamed Simon bar Kochba ("son of the star") was a Jewish Messiah. Between 132 and 135, he was the leader of the last resistance against the Romans. After the end of the disastrous rebellion, the rabbis called…
Cassius Dio (164-c.235) was a Greek by birth and a Roman by conviction, and one of the great historians of Antiquity. He became a senator during the reign of the emperor Commodus, was made consul by Septimius Severus (204), served…
Cassius Dio (164-c.235): Roman senator of Greek descent, historian, author of a very important Roman History.In the winter of 48/47, Julius Caesar crossed to Greece, where he wanted to fight against his rival Pompey. However, Pompey was able to block…
Castellum Menapiorum: main settlement of the Belgian Menapii, modern Cassel in northern France.
Cassel
Situated on a hilltop, Castellum Menapiorum ("castle of the…
Ceuclum: Roman village in Germania Inferior, along the river Meuse, modern Cuijk in the Netherlands.
Peutinger map: Noviomagus and Ceuclum
The Peutinger…