Maximinus Thrax

Maximinus Thrax

male, deceased (238)
Murdered Roman emperor, 3rdcentury, roman, emperor, barbarian, roman emperor…Crisis of the Third Century
Gaius Iulius Verus Maximinus (c. 173-238), also known as Maximinus Thrax (i.e. Maximinus the Thracian) and Maximinus I, was a Roman Emperor...
Sextus Empiricus

Sextus Empiricus

male
Alexandria, Asclepiades, 3rdcentury, 2nd century, Skepticism, physician…3rd centuries
Sextus Empiricus (fl. during the 2nd and possibly the 3rd centuries AD), was a physician and philosopher, and has been variously reported to have...
Ammonius Saccas

Ammonius Saccas

male
Cronius, Eusibius, Numenius, 3rdcentury, Anti-gnosticism, porter…3rd century AD
Ammonius Saccas (3rd century AD) was a Greek philosopher from Alexandria who was often referred to as the founder of Neoplatonism. He had a humble...
Callisthenes

Callisthenes

male
Arimneste, Proxenus of Atarneus, hero, proskynesis, pseudo-Callisthenes, Julius Valerius Alexander Polemius…3rd century AD, 4th century, 3rdcentury
Callisthenes of Olynthus (in Greek "'; ca. 360-328 BC) was a Greek historian. He was the son of Hero and Proxenus of Atarneus, which made him the...
Yu Huan

Yu Huan

male
Travel writer, Ancient Chinese historian, writer, Western Regions, Records of Three Kingdoms, Xi'an, Shaanxi…3rdcentury, 5th century
Yu Huan (fl. 3rd century) was a Chinese scholar and author from the Cao Wei. He was a native of what's now Xi'an, Shaanxi, and most notable for his...
Saint Christopher

Saint Christopher

male
Saint, Christian martyr of the Roman era, decius, catholicism, 3rdcentury, Christian
Saint Christopher was a saint venerated by Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians, listed as a martyr killed in the reign of the 3rd century Roman...

Censorinus

male
Post-Silver Age Latin author, Latin grammarian, Pratum, versification, De Die Natali, De Accentibus…3rd century AD, 3rdcentury
Censorinus, Roman grammarian and miscellaneous writer, flourished during the 3rd century AD. He was the author of a lost work "De Accentibus" and...
Saint Sebastian

Saint Sebastian

male, deceased (287)
Christian martyr of the Roman era, martyr, Ancient Roman Christianity, roman emperor, ancient roman, Saint…3rdcentury
Saint Sebastian (traditionally died January 20, 287) was a Christian saint and martyr, who is said to have died under the persecution of Christians...
Gregory Thaumaturgus

Gregory Thaumaturgus

male, deceased (270)
Christian, Ancient Roman Christianity, bishop, 3rdcentury, Saint from Anatolia, Saint Gregory of Neocaesarea
Saint Gregory of Neocaesarea, also known as Gregory Thaumaturgus or Gregory the Wonderworker, (ca. 213 – ca. 270 AD) was a Christian bishop of th...
Cyprian

Cyprian

male, deceased (258)
Church Father, 3rd century bishop, paganism, carthage, bishop, Christian…3rdcentury
Saint Cyprian (Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus) (died September 14, 258) was bishop of Carthage and an important early Christian writer. He was...