Who Was Alive

Were Augustus and Vespasian alive at the same time?

Yes. Augustus and Vespasian were alive at the same time for 4 years, from AD 9 to AD 14.

Augustus was 71 when Vespasian was born.

Vespasian was 4 when Augustus died, aged 75.

Augustus

First emperor of the Roman Empire and founder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty

Born 23 September 63 BC · died 19 August AD 14, aged 75

Vespasian

Ninth Roman Emperor and founder of the Flavian dynasty (69–79)

Born 17 November AD 9 · died 4 June AD 79, aged 69

  1. Cicero
  2. Julius Caesar
  3. Virgil
  4. Augustus
  5. Ovid
  6. Saint Peter
  7. Paul the Apostle
  8. Vespasian
  9. Plutarch
Augustus and Vespasian in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.