Who Was Alive

Were Julius Caesar and Virgil alive at the same time?

Yes. Julius Caesar and Virgil were alive at the same time for 25 years, from 70 BC to 44 BC.

Julius Caesar was 30 when Virgil was born.

Virgil was 25 when Julius Caesar died, aged 55.

Julius Caesar

Roman general and dictator

Born July 100 BC · died 15 March 44 BC, aged 55

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. Horace
  6. Augustus
  7. Ovid
Julius Caesar 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.