Who Was Alive

Were Cicero and Sallust alive at the same time?

Yes. Cicero and Sallust were alive at the same time for 43 years, from 86 BC to 43 BC.

Cicero was 20 when Sallust was born.

Sallust was 43 when Cicero died, aged 63.

Cicero

Cicero

Roman lawyer and orator

Born 3 January 106 BC · died 7 December 43 BC, aged 63

Sallust

Sallust

Roman historian and politician

Born 1 October 86 BC · died 13 May 35 BC, aged 50

  1. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  2. Julius Caesar, 100–44 BC
  3. Sallust, 86–35 BC
  4. Cleopatra, c. 69 – 30 BC
  5. Virgil, 70–19 BC
  6. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14
  7. Ovid, 43 BC – AD 17

Cicero and Sallust 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 Cicero and Sallust were born

Cicero and Sallust 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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