Who Was Alive

Were Horace and Augustus alive at the same time?

Yes. Horace and Augustus were alive at the same time for 55 years, from 63 BC to 8 BC.

Horace was 1 when Augustus was born.

Augustus was 55 when Horace died, aged 56.

Horace

Roman lyric poet (65 BC – 8 BC)

Born 8 December 65 BC · died 27 November 8 BC, aged 56

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

  1. Cicero
  2. Julius Caesar
  3. Virgil
  4. Horace
  5. Augustus
  6. Ovid
  7. Paul the Apostle
Horace and Augustus 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.