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| Wrote during the 4th century when emperors spent most of their time on the frontiers. He was a prefect in Rome in 384. Symmachus really needed grain and corn sent to Rome because it had been neglected and the large population still needed to be fed. Rome couldn't support itself for food so it always had to be shipped in. |
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| Wrote about Constantine and how he supported Christianity. Eusebius was a bishop. Constantine had come to power after Diocletian resigned. Constantine defeated Maxentius and converted to Christianity. Eusebius met Constantine at the Council of Nicea. |
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| Fire in Rome that then led to Nero blaming the Christians for the fire. |
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| Wrote about the Fire in Rome in 64 and the Civil Wars from 68-69 that lead to Vespasian being in charge. Became a time when army's were the key to political power. Also wrote about Agricola and his situation with Domitian |
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| Was a governor of Bithynia from 111 to 113 during Trajan's emperorship which ended with his death in 117. Pliny yielded to Trajan a lot on issues of Christianity and dealing with general situations in the province. He also wrote a panegyric in 100 about Trajan and how Trajan was so much better than Domitian |
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| Wrote about the Mediterranean world that Rome conquered. It was called Geography and was written for upper class aristocrats. |
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| Wrote about the social mobility for Greeks in the Roman system. It was called Precepts for administration. He served under Hadrian |
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| Was a greek like Plutarch. He wrote a praise of Roman rule that was very high praise. |
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| Wrote about the life of Augustus. Augustus was in charge until 14 when died. He also wrote about Julius Caesar and his assassination |
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