Who Was Alive

Were Cicero and Catullus alive at the same time?

Yes. Cicero and Catullus were alive at the same time, from c. 84 BC to c. 54 BC.

Cicero

Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher

Born 3 January 106 BC · died 7 December 43 BC, aged 63

Catullus

Lyric Latin poet of the Roman Republic

Born c. 84 BC · died c. 54 BC

  1. Cicero
  2. Julius Caesar
  3. Catullus
  4. Cleopatra
  5. Virgil
  6. Augustus
  7. Ovid
Cicero and Catullus 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.