Who Was Alive

Were Augustus and Hero of Alexandria alive at the same time?

Yes. Augustus and Hero of Alexandria were alive at the same time, from c. AD 10 to AD 14.

Augustus

Augustus

Roman emperor

Born 23 September 63 BC · died 19 August AD 14, aged 75

Hero of Alexandria

Hero of Alexandria

Mathematician and engineer

Born c. AD 10 · died c. AD 75

  1. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  2. Julius Caesar, 100–44 BC
  3. Virgil, 70–19 BC
  4. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14
  5. Ovid, 43 BC – AD 17
  6. Saint Peter, BC – c. AD 66
  7. Paul the Apostle, c. AD 5 – c. AD 66
  8. Hero of Alexandria, c. AD 10 – c. AD 75
  9. Plutarch, c. AD 45 – c. AD 120

Augustus and Hero of Alexandria in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Augustus and Hero of Alexandria were born

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