Who Was Alive

Were Virgil and Augustus alive at the same time?

Yes. Virgil and Augustus were alive at the same time for 43 years, from 63 BC to 19 BC.

Virgil was 6 when Augustus was born.

Augustus was 43 when Virgil died, aged 50.

Virgil

Roman poet (1st century BC)

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

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. Cleopatra
  4. Virgil
  5. Augustus
  6. Ovid
  7. Paul the Apostle
Virgil 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.