The Lives of the Twelve Caesars · Character Index
654 characters extracted from the original text, every relationship traceable to a quoted passage. Start from the major figures, or browse by house.
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Major figures
- Augustus — 248 relationships · Roman emperor
- Julius Caesar — 203 relationships · high-priest of Jupiter
- Tiberius — 162 relationships · Augustus's step-son
- Nero — 139 relationships · emperor
- Caligula — 119 relationships · grandson of Tiberius
- Claudius — 108 relationships · uncle and consul
- Galba — 54 relationships · Roman commander
- Germanicus — 50 relationships · grandson of Augustus's sister
- Domitian — 45 relationships · son
- Vespasian — 45 relationships · emperor
- Pompey — 38 relationships · general
- Otho — 32 relationships · emperor
- Vitellius — 31 relationships · emperor
- Mark Antony — 28 relationships · statesman
- Caius Caesar (grandson of Augustus) — 26 relationships · son of Augustus
- Julia the Elder — 25 relationships · daughter of Augustus
- Agrippina the Elder — 22 relationships · granddaughter of Augustus
- Aulus Persius Flaccus — 22 relationships · poet
- Agrippina the Younger — 20 relationships · daughter of Germanicus
- Antonia — 20 relationships · mother of Germanicus
- Drusus Caesar (son of Germanicus) — 18 relationships · grandson of Tiberius
- Drusus the Younger — 18 relationships · son of Tiberius
- Livia — 18 relationships · wife of Augustus
- Lucius — 18 relationships · son of Augustus
By house
roman (63)
- Pompey — 38 relationships · general
- Otho — 32 relationships · emperor
- Mark Antony — 28 relationships · statesman
- Aulus Persius Flaccus — 22 relationships · poet
- Cicero — 15 relationships · politician
- Octavia — 14 relationships · woman of the Roman aristocracy
- Marcus Crassus — 10 relationships · consular
- Domitius — 9 relationships · son
- Lepida — 8 relationships · noblewoman
- Lepidus — 8 relationships · consul
- Marcus Lepidus — 8 relationships · co-ruler with Augustus
- Claudia — 7 relationships · Augustus's wife
- Cneius Piso — 6 relationships · conspirator
- Mecaenas — 6 relationships · friend
- Scribonia — 6 relationships · Augustus's wife
- Tertulla — 6 relationships · wife of Marcus Crassus
- Thrasyllus — 6 relationships · companion of Tiberius
- Caenis — 5 relationships · freedwoman and former concubine
- Caius Curio — 5 relationships · tribune
- Cato the Younger — 5 relationships · senator
- Epaphroditus — 5 relationships · secretary
- Marcus Brutus — 5 relationships · senator
- Poppaea Sabina — 5 relationships · wife of Nero
- Sejanus — 5 relationships · political leader
- Seneca — 5 relationships · writer
- Sporus — 5 relationships · boy
- Acte — 4 relationships · freedwoman
- Appius Silanus — 4 relationships · senator
- Caius Marius — 4 relationships · general
- Caius Memmius — 4 relationships · praetor
- Cassius Longinus — 4 relationships · man of consular rank
- Lucius Domitius — 4 relationships · praetor
- Lucius Piso — 4 relationships · father of Calpurnia
- Publius Clodius — 4 relationships · politician
- Remmius Palaemon — 4 relationships · grammarian
- Rufinus Crispinus — 4 relationships · step-son of Nero; son of Poppaea
- Servilia — 4 relationships · mother of Marcus Brutus
- Silanus — 4 relationships · father-in-law of Caligula
- Silius — 4 relationships · adulterer
- Aemilius Paulus — 3 relationships · consul
- Asinius Pollio — 3 relationships · orator
- Atracinus — 3 relationships · accuser
- Bibulus — 3 relationships · consul
- Calpurnia — 3 relationships · wife of Julius Caesar
- Clemens — 3 relationships · slave
- Cornelius Gallus — 3 relationships · prefect of Egypt
- Hirtius — 3 relationships · consul
- Lollia — 3 relationships · wife of Aulus Gabinius
- Lucan — 3 relationships · poet
- Lucius Antonius — 3 relationships · governor of Upper Germany
- Lucius Autronius — 3 relationships · consul-designate
- M. Caelius — 3 relationships · rhetorician
- Marcus Agrippa — 3 relationships · general and statesman
- Marcus Lollius — 3 relationships · senator
- Mucia — 3 relationships · wife of Cneius Pompey
- Posthumia — 3 relationships · wife of Servius Sulpicius
- Publius Sylla — 3 relationships · consul-designate
- Salvidienus Rufus — 3 relationships · consul
- Scipio Africanus — 3 relationships · nobleman
- Suetonius — 3 relationships · historian and narrator
- Tertia — 3 relationships · daughter of Servilia
- Tiberius Nero — 3 relationships · Livia Drusilla's husband
- Valerius Catullus — 3 relationships · poet
Unaffiliated (42)
- Curtius Nicia — 10 relationships
- Atteius Philologus — 9 relationships · freedman, philologist and grammarian
- Caius Octavius — 7 relationships · father of Augustus
- Piso — 7 relationships · Roman official
- Horatius Flaccus — 6 relationships · poet
- Marcus Cicero — 5 relationships · student
- Paris — 5 relationships · player
- Vidius — 5 relationships
- Cornelius Epicadius — 4 relationships · freedman of Lucius Cornelius Sylla
- Fannius Caepio — 4 relationships · conspirator
- Lucius Cinna — 4 relationships · exile and adherent of Lepidus
- Lucius Pinarius — 4 relationships
- Orbilius — 4 relationships · grammar professor
- Quintus Pedius — 4 relationships
- Scribonius Aphrodisius — 4 relationships · grammarian
- Areus — 3 relationships · philosopher
- Asinius Epicadus — 3 relationships
- Caius Rabirius — 3 relationships
- Caius Sallustius — 3 relationships · historian
- Camillus — 3 relationships · old dictator
- Clodius Pollio — 3 relationships · man of praetorian rank
- Dionysius — 3 relationships
- Dolabella — 3 relationships
- Epidius — 3 relationships · teacher
- Locusta — 3 relationships · poisoner
- Lollia Paulina — 3 relationships · wife
- Lucius Audasius — 3 relationships
- Lucius Luceius — 3 relationships · consulship competitor
- M. Annaeus Lucanus — 3 relationships · poet
- Macro — 3 relationships · prefect of the praetorian cohorts
- Marcus Antonius Gnipho — 3 relationships · grammarian and rhetorician
- Marcus Pomponius Marcellus — 3 relationships · gramm arian and critic of the Latin tongue
- Nicanor — 3 relationships
- Orbilius Pupillus — 3 relationships · grammar professor
- Petrobius — 3 relationships · patron
- Publicus Clodius — 3 relationships
- Quintus Caecilius — 3 relationships · grammaticus and freedman
- Sextus Pompeius — 3 relationships
- Spicillus — 3 relationships · gladiator
- Urgulanilla — 3 relationships
- Varro Muraena — 3 relationships · conspirator
- Vinicius — 3 relationships · conspirator
julio-claudian (36)
- Tiberius — 162 relationships · Augustus's step-son
- Nero — 139 relationships · emperor
- Caligula — 119 relationships · grandson of Tiberius
- Claudius — 108 relationships · uncle and consul
- Germanicus — 50 relationships · grandson of Augustus's sister
- Caius Caesar (grandson of Augustus) — 26 relationships · son of Augustus
- Julia the Elder — 25 relationships · daughter of Augustus
- Agrippina the Elder — 22 relationships · granddaughter of Augustus
- Agrippina the Younger — 20 relationships · daughter of Germanicus
- Antonia — 20 relationships · mother of Germanicus
- Drusus Caesar (son of Germanicus) — 18 relationships · grandson of Tiberius
- Lucius — 18 relationships · son of Augustus
- Agrippa — 17 relationships · son-in-law
- Nero Caesar (son of Germanicus) — 16 relationships · grandson of Tiberius
- Messalina — 15 relationships · wife of Claudius
- Drusus the Elder — 14 relationships · brother of Tiberius
- Agrippa Postumus — 13 relationships · grandson of Augustus
- Livilla — 13 relationships · wife of Drusus
- Britannicus — 11 relationships · son
- Julia the Younger — 11 relationships · granddaughter of Augustus
- Drusilla — 10 relationships · mistress of Augustus
- Narcissus — 8 relationships · freedman and secretary
- Caesonia — 7 relationships · wife
- Tiberius Gemellus — 7 relationships · grandson of Tiberius
- Atia — 6 relationships · mother
- C. Julius Hyginus — 5 relationships · freedman of Augustus; grammarian
- Marcellus — 5 relationships · Augustus's sister's son
- Octavius — 5 relationships · father of Augustus
- Claudius Caesar — 4 relationships · son of Drusus
- Julia (sister of Julius Caesar) — 4 relationships · sister
- Livia Augusta — 4 relationships · great-grandmother
- Livia Drusilla — 4 relationships · Augustus's wife
- Pallas — 4 relationships · freedman and comptroller of accounts
- Valeria Messalina — 4 relationships · wife of Claudius
- Vipsania Agrippina — 4 relationships · wife of Tiberius
- Julia Drusilla — 3 relationships · daughter
flavian (12)
- Domitian — 45 relationships · son
- Vespasian — 45 relationships · emperor
- Titus — 13 relationships · son
- Domitia — 7 relationships · Titus's brother's wife
- Flavia Domitilla — 7 relationships · wife
- Sabinus — 6 relationships · publican and father of Sabinus and Vespasian
- Domitilla — 3 relationships · daughter
- Flavius Clemens — 3 relationships · cousin of Domitian
- Flavius Sabinus — 3 relationships · Vespasian's brother
- Parthenius — 3 relationships · Greek poet
- Sabinus (elder son) — 3 relationships · son of Sabinus and Vespasia Pella; prefect of the city
- Vespasia Pella — 3 relationships · wife of Sabinus and mother of Sabinus and Vespasian
pompeian (5)
- Cneius Pompeius Magnus (son-in-law of Claudius) — 5 relationships · nobleman
- Faustus — 4 relationships · opponent
- Juba — 4 relationships · commander
- Marcus Varro — 4 relationships · lieutenant
- Scipio — 3 relationships · commander
vitellius (4)
- Lucius Vitellius — 16 relationships · son; consul; governor of Syria; censor
- Aulus Vitellius — 9 relationships · son; consul
- Publius Vitellius (younger) — 6 relationships · son; proctor
- Publius Vitellius (elder) — 4 relationships · father; Roman knight; procurator to Augustus
julio-claudian house (3)
- Augustus — 248 relationships · Roman emperor
- Drusus the Younger — 18 relationships · son of Tiberius
- Livia — 18 relationships · wife of Augustus
ptolemaic (3)
- Ptolemy — 13 relationships · king of Egypt
- Cleopatra — 5 relationships · ruler of Egypt
- Caesario — 3 relationships · son of Cleopatra
republican (3)
- Brutus — 4 relationships · senator
- Cassius — 3 relationships · senator
- Decius Brutus — 3 relationships · provincial governor
caesarian (2)
- Julius Caesar — 203 relationships · high-priest of Jupiter
- Julia (daughter of Julius Caesar) — 7 relationships · daughter of Julius Caesar and Cornelia
julio-claudian and flavian houses (2)
otho family (2)
- Lucius Otho — 6 relationships · father of Otho
- Lucius Titianus — 3 relationships · brother of Otho
pontic (2)
- Mithridates — 5 relationships · king
- Pharnaces — 4 relationships · prince
conspirators (2)
- Caius Cassius — 3 relationships · chief conspirator
- Decimus Brutus — 3 relationships · chief conspirator
numidian (2)
galba (1)
- Galba — 54 relationships · Roman commander
carthaginian (1)
- Publius Terentius Afer — 16 relationships · comic playwright
pompeii (1)
- Pompeia — 10 relationships · wife of Julius Caesar
dictator (1)
- Sylla — 10 relationships · dictator
vitellian family (1)
- Quintus Vitellius — 6 relationships · quaestor
cinnan (1)
- Cornelia — 5 relationships · wife of Julius Caesar
nero's household (1)
- Halotus — 5 relationships · taster
sulpicii galbae (1)
- Sergius Galba — 5 relationships · consular Roman and ancestor of Galba
parthian (1)
- Artabanus — 4 relationships · king of the Parthians
roman imperial (1)
- Icelus — 4 relationships · freedman
roman republic (1)
- Marcus Bibulus — 4 relationships · colleague
roman aristocracy (1)
- Mummia Achaica — 4 relationships · wife and mother
bithynian (1)
- Nicomedes — 4 relationships · prince
gallic revolt (1)
- Vindex — 4 relationships · rebel leader
stoic (1)
- Annaeus Cornutus — 3 relationships · philosopher and friend
claudian (1)
- Appius Caecus — 3 relationships · ancestor of Tiberius Nero and Appius Pulcher
cappadocian (1)
- Archelaus — 3 relationships · king
octavian (1)
- Cneius — 3 relationships · son of Caius Rufus
julii (1)
- Julia (aunt of Julius Caesar) — 3 relationships · aunt of Julius Caesar
antonian (1)
- Lucius Antony — 3 relationships · consul
imperial household (1)
- Polybius — 3 relationships · freedman
Minor figures
Characters who appear only briefly are gathered here — each still has their own page.
- Other Figures — Minor Figures (259)
- Roman — Minor Figures (147)
- Julio-Claudian — Minor Figures (16)
- Pompeian — Minor Figures (7)
- Flavian — Minor Figures (5)
- Claudii — Minor Figures (4)
- Parthian — Minor Figures (3)
- Freedmen — Minor Figures (3)
- Conspirators — Minor Figures (3)
- Household — Minor Figures (3)
Extracted from the original text of The Lives of the Twelve Caesars. Made with Rho MD.