Syrian Greek poet and anthologist Nigidius Figulus, Roman philosopher and polymath Ovid, Roman poet Parmenion, Greek poet Parthenius of Nicaea, Bithynian Greek poet and grammarian Philodemus, Syrian Greek poet and philosopher Lucius Pomponius, Roman dramatist Pompeius Trogus, Roman historian Marcus Porcius Latro, Roman orator Posidonius, Syrian Greek philosopher, geographer, and polymath Propertius, Roman poet Rutilius Lupus, Roman rhetorician Publilius Syrus, Syrian/Roman poet and dramatist Sallust, Roman historian, politician Sima Qian, Chinese historian, father of Chinese historiography Sisenna, Roman historian Strabo, Pontian Greek geographer and historian Themison of Laodicea, Syrian Greek doctor, founder of Methodic school of medicine Tibullus, Roman poet Tryphon, Alexandrian Greek grammarian Valerius Antias, Roman historian Varro, Roman polymath Verrius Flaccus, Roman grammarian Virgil, Roman poet Vitruvius, Roman writer, architect and engineer Wang Bao, Chinese poet Yang Xiong, Chinese poet and philosopher Sangam literature, ancient Tamil literary works. Others Crixus, Gallic gladiator and rebel leader Jin Midi, Chinese official Spartacus, gladiator and insurgent leader of the Third Servile War Inventions, discoveries, introductions The Antikythera mechanism is made. The Chinese Ji Jiu Pian dictionary published in 40 BC during the Han Dynasty is the earliest known reference to the hydraulic-powered trip hammer device. 36 BC: Maya numeral for Zero was written in Chiapa, it is the oldest zero in The Americas. Sovereign states See: List of sovereign states in the 1st century BC. References -9 -99