Who Was Alive

Were Augustus and Ovid alive at the same time?

Yes. Augustus and Ovid were alive at the same time for 56 years, from 43 BC to AD 14.

Augustus was 19 when Ovid was born.

Ovid was 56 when Augustus died, aged 75.

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

Ovid

Roman poet (43 BC – 17/18 AD)

Born 20 March 43 BC · died AD 17, aged 58 or 59

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