Who Was Alive

Were Cleopatra and Virgil alive at the same time?

Yes. Cleopatra and Virgil were alive at the same time, from c. 69 BC to 30 BC.

Virgil was 39 when Cleopatra died.

Cleopatra

Queen of Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BCE

Born c. 69 BC · died 10–12 August 30 BC

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
Cleopatra 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.