Who Was Alive

Were Cicero and Virgil alive at the same time?

Yes. Cicero and Virgil were alive at the same time for 27 years, from 70 BC to 43 BC.

Cicero was 36 when Virgil was born.

Virgil was 27 when Cicero died, aged 63.

Cicero

Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher

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

Virgil

Roman poet (1st century BC)

Born 15 October 70 BC · died 21 September 19 BC, aged 50

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