Who Was Alive

Were Augustus and Propertius alive at the same time?

Yes. Augustus and Propertius were alive at the same time, from c. 47 BC to BC.

Augustus was 46 or 47 when Propertius died.

Augustus

Augustus

Roman emperor

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

Propertius

Propertius

Roman poet

Born c. 47 BC · died 16 BC

  1. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  2. Julius Caesar, 100–44 BC
  3. Virgil, 70–19 BC
  4. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14
  5. Propertius, c. 47 – BC
  6. Ovid, 43 BC – AD 17
  7. Paul the Apostle, c. AD 5 – c. AD 66

Augustus and Propertius 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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Events both lived through

Where Augustus and Propertius were born

Augustus and Propertius are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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