People by era
People Who Lived 500 BCE to 1 CE
25 people from 500 bce to 1 ce on Credible Theories, oldest first, each with a sourced profile.
Legendary and scriptural figuresBefore 1000 BCE1000 to 500 BCE500 BCE to 1 CE1 to 500 CE500 to 1000 CE1000 to 15001500 to 1800The 1800s1900 to 19501950 to today
Zarathustra (Zoroaster)Iranian prophet and founder of Zoroastrianismc. 1000 BCE?HerodotusGreek historian, author of the Historiesc. 484–420 BCEEzraPriest and scribe who restored the Law after the exilefl. 5th c. BCEPlatoAthenian philosopher; author of the Atlantis storyc. 428–348 BCEJoelProphet of the locust plague and the day of the LordLegendaryAlexander the GreatKing of Macedon and conqueror of the Persian Empire356–323 BCEApollonius of RhodesAlexandrian poet and librarian; author of the Argonauticab. c. 295 BCEEratosthenesAlexandrian scholar who first measured the size of the Earthc. 276–194 BCEQin Shi Huang (the First Emperor)First emperor of a unified China, r. 221–210 BCE259–210 BCEHannibalCarthaginian general in the Second Punic War247–c. 183 BCESeleucus IV PhilopatorSeleucid king of Syria, ruler of Judear. 187–175 BCEGaius MariusRoman general, consul seven timesc. 157–86 BCEOnias IIIHigh priest of Jerusalem in the early 2nd century BCEd. c. 170 BCESima QianHan dynasty Grand Historian, author of the Shijic. 145–87 BCELucullusRoman general in the war against Mithridates VIc. 117–56 BCEAlexander PolyhistorGreek compiler who preserved Berossus' Babylonian history1st c. BCEJulius CaesarRoman general, consul and dictator100–44 BCEPliny the ElderRoman naturalist and admiral; author of the Natural History23–79 CELucius Valerius FlaccusRoman consul of 100 BCE and leader of the Senated. c. 73–69 BCELivyRoman historian, author of the History of Romec. 59 BCE–17 CEStraboGreek geographer and historian of the Augustan agec. 64 BCE–21 CEHoni the Circle-DrawerJewish holy man famed for prayers for raind. c. 63 BCEMithridates VI of PontusKing of Pontus and long-time enemy of Romer. 120–63 BCEJesus of NazarethJewish teacher from Galilee, central figure of Christianityc. 4 BCE–30 CEPaul the ApostleJewish convert and missionary, author of New Testament lettersc. 4 BCE–64 CE
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