The Great Wall of China. Several of its walls were built from as early as the 7th century BC
Well, here you have the very ancient births. As they are all BC (before Christ) or as some of us would prefer, BCE (before Common Era), the list differs from the usual. It starts from the most distant births, and ends with those closest to our time.
This page is being updated on an ongoing basis. It is of interest, but not a priority as Journeys of Life is mainly intended as a background material for living people having ancestors in not too distant of history, or way, way back - but not really this far in time.
At some point this page may be divided into centuries BC. This is an ongoing process, so more data will appear by and by. And it goes without saying of course that all of the people mentioned here are historical figures of note.
Also, as some historical events are added here as well, this article can function as a history lesson for all of us who never bothered about history in the school, but would now like to know a bit more! To be continued.
550 BC Miltiades* (Miltiades the Younger) Μιλτιάδης, known mostly for his role in the Battle of Marathon/son of Cimon Coalemos, a renowned Olympic chariot-racer - Athens (489 BC/ca 60)
428 BC Plato* philosopher/pupil of Socratess/teacher of Aristotle - Athens, Greece (348 or 347/c.80) (year of birth between 423-428 BC)
342 BC Menander* dramatist/comedy playwright - Kephisia, Athens (290 BC/c. 51) alternative year of birth 341 BC
140 BC Gaius Julius Caesar* Roman senator/proconsul of Asia/father of Julius Caesar (85 BC/c.55)
In the year 100 BC, Julius Caesar is born (Jul 12), mural room in the Maya pyramid at San Bartolo, Guatemala, is painted, and the Great Wall of China is extended out into the Gobi Desert, sections of it being detached with signalling towers.
100-0712 BC Julius Caesar* (b Gaius Julius Caesar) general/statesman/ played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire - Rome, Roman Republic (44 BC/55)
83-0114 BC Marcus Antonius* politician/general - Rome, Roman Republic (30 BC/53)
69-0xxx Cleopatra II Philopator* Queen and the last ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt - Alexandria, Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt (30 BC/c39)
63-0923 BC Augustus* (b Gaius Octavius) the first Roman emperor/adoptive son of Julius Caesar - Rome, Roman Republic (27 BC - 14 AD)
In the year 58 BC, Cyprus becomes a Roman province, Cicero is exiled from Rome, and
58-0130 BC Livia* second wife of Augustus Caesar/mother of Tiberius, grandmother of Claudius, great-grandmother of Caligula, and great-great-grandmother of Nero - (29BC/c.29)
In the year 57 BC, Julius Caesar raises two more legions to wage the war in Gaul (future France).
In the year 50 BC, the Roman artillery piece called Scorpio is invented, and the Roman Republic takes control of Judea.
42-1116 BC Tiberius* the second Roman emperor (14-37)/son of Livia/ stepson of Augustus - Rome, Roman Republic (37AD/77)
30 BC Cleopatra dies, and thus Egypt becomes a province of the Roman Empire. This marks the end of the second to last Hellenistic state and the age that had lasted since the reign of Alexander (336–323 BC).
27 BC The reign of Augustus initiated an era of relative peace known as the Pax Romana (27 BC - 180 AD)
23 or 24 BC Pliny the Elder* author/philosopher/naval and army commander - Novum Comum, Roman Empire (AD 79/c.55)
In the year 20 BC, emperor Augustus Caesar negotiates a peace with Parthia, making Armenia a buffer zone between the two major powers (Mar 12), King Herod the Great begins renovation of the Temple in Jerusalem, and Maison Carrée in Nîmes, southern France, is built.
Updated 18.5.2022