Who Was Alive

Were Vitruvius and Augustus alive at the same time?

Yes. Vitruvius and Augustus were alive at the same time, from 63 BC to c. 15 BC.

Vitruvius

Roman architect and engineer

Born c. 80 BC · died c. 15 BC

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